King's Gambit
Stockfish 16.1 · runs in your browser1.e4 e5 2.f4 · For White · ECO C30 to C39
The example line for King's Gambit is 1. e4 e5 2. f4. Explore 191 saved positions and compare up to three engine continuations per position. The saved Stockfish 16 analysis reaches depth 16, with scores in pawns from White's perspective. Step through the opening on the board and try a continuation to explore the resulting position.
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King's Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.f4
Black’s choices
- 2...Bc5 · King's Gambit Declined, Classical Variation
- 2...Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.f4 d6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 exf4 · King's Gambit Declined, Classical, Svenonius Variation
- 2...Qh4+ · King's Gambit Declined, Keene's Defense
- 2...e5 · King's Gambit Declined, Mafia Defense
- 2...Qf6 · King's Gambit Declined, Norwalde Variation
- 2...f5 · King's Gambit Declined, Panteldakis Countergambit
- 2...Nf6 · King's Gambit Declined, Petrov's Defense
- 2...Nc6 · King's Gambit Declined, Queen's Knight Defense
- 2...f6 3.fxe5 Nc6 · King's Gambit Declined, Soller-Zilbermints Gambit
- 2...g5 · King's Gambit Declined, Zilbermints Double Countergambit
- 2...d5 · King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Countergambit
- 2...Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.exd5 e4 5.d3 Bb4 6.Bd2 e3 · King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Morphy Defense
More choices
Stockfish 16 · depth 16 · + favours White
Black slightly better -0.48
Engine lines
King's Gambit Declined, Classical Variation: 2...Bc5
Level +0.05
Play this line| Line | Moves | Engine check (+ favours White) | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| After 4.c3 | 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 | Level 0.00 | Play |
| Euwe Attack | 4...Bg4 5.fxe5 dxe5 6.Qa4+ | Level -0.06 | Play |
| Rubinstein Countergambit | 4...f5 | White slightly better +0.39 | Play |
| Réti Variation | 5.fxe5 dxe5 6.d4 exd4 7.Bc4 | Black slightly better -0.43 | Play |
| Rotlewi Countergambit | 3.Nf3 d6 4.b4 | Black slightly better -0.52 | Play |
| Walthoffen Attack | 3.Qh5 | Black slightly better -0.82 | Play |
| Hanham Variation | 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3 Nd7 | White slightly better +0.47 | Play |
| Soldatenkov Variation | 3.Nf3 d6 4.fxe5 | Level +0.04 | Play |
| Senechaud Countergambit | 3.Nf3 g5 | White clearly better +1.88 | Play |
King's Gambit Declined, Classical, Svenonius Variation: 2...Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.f4 d6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 exf4
Level -0.07
Play this lineKing's Gambit Declined, Keene's Defense: 2...Qh4+
White slightly better +0.77
Play this lineKing's Gambit Declined, Mafia Defense: 2...e5
White slightly better +0.43
Play this lineKing's Gambit Declined, Norwalde Variation: 2...Qf6
White slightly better +0.78
Play this lineKing's Gambit Declined, Panteldakis Countergambit: 2...f5
White slightly better +0.73
Play this line| Line | Moves | Engine check (+ favours White) | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greco Variation | 3.exf5 Qh4+ | White clearly better +1.21 | Play |
| Pawn Sacrifice Line | 3.exf5 exf4 4.Qh5+ g6 5.fxg6 Qe7+ 6.Kd1 | White clearly better +1.09 | Play |
| Schiller's Defense | 3.exf5 Bc5 | White clearly better +1.97 | Play |
| Shirazi Line | 3.exf5 exf4 4.Qh5+ Ke7 | White clearly better +1.47 | Play |
| Symmetrical Variation | 3.exf5 exf4 4.Nf3 d5 5.d4 Bd6 6.Bd3 | Level -0.29 | Play |
King's Gambit Declined, Petrov's Defense: 2...Nf6
Level +0.05
Play this lineKing's Gambit Declined, Queen's Knight Defense: 2...Nc6
Level +0.11
Play this lineKing's Gambit Declined, Soller-Zilbermints Gambit: 2...f6 3.fxe5 Nc6
White slightly better +0.67
Play this lineKing's Gambit Declined, Zilbermints Double Countergambit: 2...g5
White clearly better +1.96
Play this lineKing's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Countergambit: 2...d5
Level -0.15
Play this line| Line | Moves | Engine check (+ favours White) | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted | 3.exd5 | Level -0.14 | Play |
| Falkbeer Countergambit, Miles Gambit | 3...Bc5 | Level +0.25 | Play |
| Falkbeer Countergambit, Modern Transfer | 3...exf4 | Level -0.16 | Play |
| Falkbeer Countergambit, Nimzowitsch-Marshall Countergambit | 3...c6 | Level +0.25 | Play |
| Pickler Gambit | 4.dxc6 Bc5 | White slightly better +0.67 | Play |
| Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line | 3...e4 | White slightly better +0.53 | Play |
| Anderssen Attack | 4.Bb5+ | Level -0.23 | Play |
| Charousek Gambit | 4.d3 | White slightly better +0.56 | Play |
| Charousek Gambit Accepted | 4...Nf6 5.dxe4 | White slightly better +0.47 | Play |
| Alapin Variation | 5...Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 Bf2+ 8.Kd1 Qxd5+ 9.Nfd2 | White clearly better +2.36 | Play |
| Charousek Gambit | 5...Nxe4 6.Qe2 | Level +0.23 | Play |
| Charousek Variation | 6...Qxd5 7.Nd2 f5 8.g4 | Black slightly better -0.59 | Play |
| Charousek Gambit, Main Line | 5...Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 Bf5 | White slightly better +0.63 | Play |
| Tarrasch Variation | 8.g4 O-O | Black slightly better -0.48 | Play |
| Keres Variation | 4...Nf6 5.Nd2 | Black slightly better -0.39 | Play |
| Old Line | 4...Nf6 5.Qe2 | Level -0.26 | Play |
| Rubinstein Variation | 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qe2 | Black slightly better -0.54 | Play |
| Blackburne Attack | 3.Nf3 | Level -0.19 | Play |
| Hinrichsen Gambit | 3.d4 | Black slightly better -0.72 | Play |
| Milner-Barry Variation | 3.Nc3 | Black slightly better -0.57 | Play |
King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Morphy Defense: 2...Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.exd5 e4 5.d3 Bb4 6.Bd2 e3
Level +0.09
Play this lineKing's Gambit Accepted: 2...exf4
Black slightly better -0.42
Play this line| Line | Moves | Engine check (+ favours White) | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basman Gambit | 3.Qe2 | Black clearly better -1.16 | Play |
| Bishop's Gambit | 3.Bc4 | Black slightly better -0.50 | Play |
| Anderssen Defense | 3...g5 | Level +0.22 | Play |
| Bledow Variation | 3...d5 | Black slightly better -0.53 | Play |
| Anderssen Variation | 4.Bxd5 c6 | Level +0.23 | Play |
| Bledow Countergambit | 4.Bxd5 Nf6 | Black slightly better -0.35 | Play |
| Boren-Svenonius Variation | 4.Bxd5 Qh4+ 5.Kf1 Bd6 | Level -0.07 | Play |
| Boden Variation | 3...Qh4+ 4.Kf1 Nc6 | Level +0.10 | Play |
| Bryan Countergambit | 3...Qh4+ 4.Kf1 b5 | Level +0.12 | Play |
| Chigorin's Attack | 3...Qh4+ 4.Kf1 d5 5.Bxd5 g5 6.g3 | Black slightly better -0.67 | Play |
| Classical Defense | 3...Qh4+ 4.Kf1 Ne7 5.Nc3 g5 6.d4 Bg7 | White slightly better +0.42 | Play |
| McDonnell Attack | 7.g3 | White slightly better +0.44 | Play |
| Cozio Defense | 3...Nf6 | Black slightly better -0.34 | Play |
| Bogoljubow Variation | 4.Nc3 | Black slightly better -0.37 | Play |
| Bogoljubow Defense | 4...c6 | Black slightly better -0.30 | Play |
| Paulsen Attack | 4...Bb4 5.e5 | Level -0.29 | Play |
| Cozio Variation | 3...Qh4+ 4.Kf1 d6 | Black slightly better -0.41 | Play |
| First Jaenisch Variation | 3...Qh4+ 4.Kf1 Nf6 | Black slightly better -0.56 | Play |
| Gianutio Gambit | 3...f5 | Level -0.08 | Play |
| Lopez-Gianutio Countergambit, Hein Variation | 4.Qe2 Qh4+ 5.Kd1 fxe4 6.Nc3 Kd8 | White slightly better +0.43 | Play |
| Greco Variation | 3...Qh4+ 4.Kf1 Bc5 | White slightly better +0.61 | Play |
| Kieseritzky Gambit | 3...b5 | Level -0.03 | Play |
| Lopez Defense | 3...c6 | Level -0.29 | Play |
| Lopez Variation | 3...Qh4+ 4.Kf1 g5 | Level -0.26 | Play |
| Classical Defense, Cozio Attack | 5.Qf3 | Black clearly better -1.12 | Play |
| Grimm Attack | 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.d4 d6 7.e5 | Black slightly better -0.68 | Play |
| McDonnell Attack | 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.g3 | Level -0.15 | Play |
| Fraser Variation | 6...fxg3 7.Qf3 | Level -0.03 | Play |
| Maurian Defense | 3...Nc6 | Black slightly better -0.56 | Play |
| Steinitz Defense | 3...Ne7 | Level 0.00 | Play |
| Breyer Gambit | 3.Qf3 | Black slightly better -0.76 | Play |
| Carrera Gambit | 3.Qh5 | Black clearly better -1.59 | Play |
| Dodo Variation | 3.Qg4 | Black clearly better -1.10 | Play |
| Eisenberg Variation | 3.Nh3 | Black clearly better -1.34 | Play |
| Gaga Gambit | 3.g3 | Black clearly better -1.90 | Play |
| Mason-Keres Gambit | 3.Nc3 | Black slightly better -0.57 | Play |
| Orsini Gambit | 3.b3 | Black clearly better -2.02 | Play |
| Paris Gambit | 3.Ne2 | Black clearly better -1.87 | Play |
| Schurig Gambit, with Bb5 | 3.Bb5 | Black clearly better -1.40 | Play |
| Schurig Gambit, with Bd3 | 3.Bd3 | Black clearly better -1.50 | Play |
| Stamma Gambit | 3.h4 | Black clearly better -1.24 | Play |
| Tartakower Gambit | 3.Be2 | Black slightly better -0.71 | Play |
| Weiss Defense | 3...f5 4.exf5 d6 | White slightly better +0.73 | Play |
| Tumbleweed | 3.Kf2 | Black clearly better -2.48 | Play |
| Villemson Gambit | 3.d4 | Black slightly better -0.70 | Play |
| King's Knight's Gambit | 3.Nf3 | Black slightly better -0.56 | Play |
| Becker Defense | 3...h6 | Level -0.27 | Play |
| Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation | 3...Ne7 | Level +0.07 | Play |
| Fischer Defense | 3...d6 | Black slightly better -0.41 | Play |
| Schulder Gambit | 4.b4 | Black clearly better -1.26 | Play |
| Spanish Variation | 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 | Level -0.03 | Play |
| Greco Gambit | 4.Bc4 h6 5.d4 g5 6.h4 Bg7 | Black slightly better -0.46 | Play |
| After 10.Ne5 | 7.Nc3 c6 8.hxg5 hxg5 9.Rxh8 Bxh8 10.Ne5 | Black clearly better -2.20 | Play |
| Philidor Gambit, Schultz Variation | 7.Qd3 | Black slightly better -0.50 | Play |
| Gianutio Countergambit | 3...f5 | White slightly better +0.42 | Play |
| After 3...g5 | Black slightly better -0.46 | Play | |
| After 4.Bc4 | Black clearly better -1.04 | Play | |
| Australian Gambit | 4...g4 5.h4 | Black clearly better -2.70 | Play |
| Ghulam-Kassim Gambit | 4...g4 5.d4 | Black clearly better -1.43 | Play |
| After 6.Qxf3 | 5...gxf3 6.Qxf3 | Black clearly better -1.47 | Play |
| Kotov Gambit | 5...gxf3 6.Bxf4 | Black clearly better -2.68 | Play |
| Lolli Gambit | 4...g4 5.Bxf7+ | Black clearly better -2.27 | Play |
| Young Variation | 5...Kxf7 6.O-O gxf3 7.Qxf3 Qf6 8.d4 Qxd4+ 9.Be3 Qf6 10.Nc3 | Black clearly better -1.42 | Play |
| Double Muzio Gambit, Young Gambit | 10...fxe3 | White winning +4.72 | Play |
| McDonnell Gambit | 4...g4 5.Nc3 | Black clearly better -1.18 | Play |
| Middleton Countergambit | 4...d6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.hxg4 hxg4 | Black clearly better -1.61 | Play |
| Muzio Gambit, Wild Muzio Gambit | 4...g4 5.O-O | Black slightly better -0.92 | Play |
| Muzio Gambit Accepted, From's Defense | 5...gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qe7 | Black slightly better -0.63 | Play |
| Brentano Defense | 5...d5 | Level -0.19 | Play |
| Holloway Defense | 5...gxf3 6.Qxf3 Nc6 | White slightly better +0.56 | Play |
| Kling and Horwitz Counterattack | 5...Qe7 | White clearly better +1.15 | Play |
| Sarratt Defense | 5...gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qf6 | Black clearly better -1.12 | Play |
| Double Muzio Gambit | 7.e5 Qxe5 8.Bxf7+ | Black clearly better -1.58 | Play |
| Double Muzio Gambit, Bello Gambit | 7.Nc3 | Black clearly better -2.62 | Play |
| Baldwin Gambit | 7...Qd4+ 8.Kh1 Qxc4 9.Nd5 | Black clearly better -2.76 | Play |
| Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense | 7.e5 Qxe5 8.d3 Bh6 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.Bd2 Nbc6 11.Rae1 | Black clearly better -1.99 | Play |
| Salvio Gambit | 4...g4 5.Ne5 | Black clearly better -1.34 | Play |
| Cochrane Gambit | 5...Qh4+ 6.Kf1 f3 | Black slightly better -0.75 | Play |
| Santa Maria Defense | 5...Qh4+ 6.Kf1 Nf6 | Black slightly better -0.76 | Play |
| Silberschmidt Defense | 5...Qh4+ 6.Kf1 Nh6 | Level -0.23 | Play |
| Anderssen Counterattack | 7.d4 d6 | Level 0.00 | Play |
| Silberschmidt Gambit | 7.d4 f3 | Level -0.01 | Play |
| Viennese Variation | 5...Qh4+ 6.Kf1 Nc6 | Black clearly better -1.39 | Play |
| Traditional Variation | 4...Bg7 | Black slightly better -0.55 | Play |
| Hanstein Gambit | 5.O-O | Black clearly better -1.09 | Play |
| Mayet Gambit | 5.d4 d6 6.c3 | Black clearly better -1.16 | Play |
| Philidor Gambit | 5.h4 | Black slightly better -0.66 | Play |
| Quaade Gambit | 4.Nc3 | Black slightly better -0.74 | Play |
| Rosentreter Gambit | 4.d4 | Black slightly better -0.51 | Play |
| Sörensen Gambit | 4...g4 5.Nc3 | Black clearly better -1.17 | Play |
| Testa Variation | 4...g4 5.Bxf4 | Black clearly better -1.00 | Play |
| Sörensen Gambit | 4...g4 5.Ne5 | Black slightly better -0.57 | Play |
| Rosentreter Gambit, Bird Gambit | 5...Qh4+ 6.g3 | Black slightly better -0.56 | Play |
| After 4.h4 | Black slightly better -0.43 | Play | |
| Allgaier Gambit | 4...g4 5.Ng5 | Black clearly better -1.23 | Play |
| Allgaier, Schlechter Defense | 5...Nf6 | Black slightly better -0.80 | Play |
| Kieseritzky Gambit, Cotter Gambit | 5...h6 6.Nxf7 | Black clearly better -1.33 | Play |
| Allgaier Gambit, Thorold Attack | 6...Kxf7 7.d4 | Black clearly better -1.32 | Play |
| Allgaier, Cook Variation | 7...d5 8.Bxf4 dxe4 9.Bc4+ Kg7 10.Be5+ | Black clearly better -1.46 | Play |
| Allgaier Gambit, Urusov Attack | 6...Kxf7 7.Bc4+ | Black clearly better -1.42 | Play |
| Allgaier, Urusov Attack | 7...d5 8.Bxd5+ Kg7 9.d4 | Black clearly better -1.78 | Play |
| Allgaier, Blackburne Gambit | 6...Kxf7 7.Nc3 | Black clearly better -1.28 | Play |
| Allgaier, Horny Defense | 6...Kxf7 7.Qxg4 Nf6 8.Qxf4 Bd6 | Black clearly better -1.67 | Play |
| Kieseritzky Gambit | 4...g4 5.Ne5 | Black slightly better -0.71 | Play |
| Berlin Defense | 5...Nf6 | Level -0.20 | Play |
| Anderssen Defense | 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Bd6 | Black slightly better -0.73 | Play |
| Anderssen-Cordel Gambit | 8.d4 Nh5 9.Bxf4 Nxf4 | Black clearly better -1.36 | Play |
| Kieseritzky, Rice Gambit | 8.O-O | Black clearly better -1.38 | Play |
| Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit | 8...Bxe5 | Black clearly better -1.35 | Play |
| Rubinstein Variation | 6.d4 | Black slightly better -0.72 | Play |
| de Riviere Variation | 6.Nxg4 d5 | White slightly better +0.34 | Play |
| Paulsen Defense Deferred | 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Bg7 | Black slightly better -0.63 | Play |
| Brentano Defense | 5...d5 | Level +0.06 | Play |
| After 7.Bxf4 | 6.d4 Nf6 7.Bxf4 | Level +0.05 | Play |
| Caro Variation | 7...Nxe4 8.Nd2 | White slightly better +0.77 | Play |
| Kolisch Defense | 5...d6 | Level -0.13 | Play |
| Long Whip | 5...h5 | White slightly better +0.52 | Play |
| Kieseritzky, Long Whip Defense, Jaenisch Variation | 6.Bc4 Rh7 7.d4 Bh6 8.Nc3 | White clearly better +1.09 | Play |
| Neumann Defense | 5...Nc6 | Level -0.15 | Play |
| Paulsen Defense | 5...Bg7 | Level 0.00 | Play |
| Rosenthal Defense | 5...Qe7 | Black slightly better -0.64 | Play |
| Kieseritzky, Salvio Defense, Cozio Variation | 6.d4 f5 7.Bc4 | White clearly better +1.31 | Play |
| Kieseritzky, Polerio Defense | 5...Be7 | White slightly better +0.63 | Play |
| MacLeod Defense | 3...Nc6 | White slightly better +0.41 | Play |
| Blachly Gambit | 4.Bc4 g5 | Black slightly better -0.79 | Play |
| Schallopp Defense | 3...Nf6 | Level -0.18 | Play |
| Tashkent Attack | 4.e5 Nh5 5.g4 | Black clearly better -1.17 | Play |
| Wagenbach Defense | 3...h5 | White slightly better +0.85 | Play |
| Cunningham Defense | 3...Be7 | Level -0.21 | Play |
| Bertin Gambit | 4.Bc4 Bh4+ 5.g3 | Black slightly better -0.80 | Play |
| After 7.Kh1 | 5...fxg3 6.O-O gxh2+ 7.Kh1 | Black slightly better -0.62 | Play |
| McCormick Defense | 4.Bc4 Nf6 | Black slightly better -0.32 | Play |
| Modern Defense | 3...d5 | Level -0.05 | Play |
| After 4.exd5 | Level -0.03 | Play | |
| Abbazia Defense | 4...Nf6 | Level -0.17 | Play |
| Main Line | 5.Bb5+ c6 6.dxc6 bxc6 7.Bc4 Nd5 | White slightly better +0.51 | Play |