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: Silberschmidt Gambit
C37

King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit

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Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C37 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.

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

It begins with 14 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6 7. d4 f3 to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Silberschmidt Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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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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