Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted › King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit › Silberschmidt Defense › King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack
C37

King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack

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Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C37 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6 7. d4 d6, after 14 plies of opening development.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Silberschmidt Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
C37
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
14
Parent
King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Silberschmidt Defense

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