The King’s Gambit is an aggressive opening for White, now fairly rare in master play, characterised by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.f4.
Featured Video: One of Geza Maroczy’s most famous games, a beautiful King’s Gambit against Mikhail Chigorin played in 1903.
Games:
- Lange vs Anderssen – King’s Gambit Accepted – Berlin, 1851 – pieces flying everywhere
- Polgar vs Garcia – King’s Gambit Declined – Timisoara, 1988
- Larsson vs Englund – King’s Gambit – Stockholm, 1942
- Maroczy’s Immortal: Maroczy vs Chigorin – King’s Gambit Accepted – Vienna, 1903
- Morozevich vs Anand Moscow 1995 Part 1 of 2
- Morozevich vs Anand Moscow 1995 Part 2 of 2
Opening Theory:
- Introduction to the King’s Gambit – Part 1
- Introduction to the King’s Gambit – Part 2
- A Bust to the King’s Gambit, Part 1
- A Bust to the King’s Gambit, Part 2
- A Bust to the King’s Gambit, Part 3
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