Tree path 7 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: Rosentreter Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Sörensen Gambit
C37

King's Gambit Accepted: Sörensen Gambit

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Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Sörensen Gambit 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.

It is reached after 9 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4 g4 5. Ne5.

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

It continues primarily into one named line, King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit, Bird Gambit.

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ECO code
C37
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
9
Parent
King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit
Direct variations
1

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Variations (1)