At 600, the King's Gambit Accepted scores 51.0% for White across 11,924 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 50.0% include an early material blunder (4 games at 600).
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King's Gambit Accepted
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4
A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, White
- 51.0%54.2%53.9%51.5%
- Band 600, n = 11,924Band 1000, n = 71,025Band 1400, n = 75,198Band 1800, n = 163,974
- Blunder rate
- 50.0%45.0%20.0%23.5%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- BAAA
- White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.3%0.5%0.7%0.8%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 51.0% | 4.0% | 45.0% | 50.0% | ply 4.0 | 11,924 | B |
| 1000 | 54.2% | 2.7% | 43.2% | 45.0% | ply 4.0 | 71,025 | A |
| 1400 | 53.9% | 2.8% | 43.3% | 20.0% | ply 4.0 | 75,198 | A |
| 1800 | 51.5% | 3.3% | 45.2% | 23.5% | ply 4.0 | 163,974 | A |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
At 1000, the King's Gambit Accepted scores 54.2% for White across 71,025 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 45.0% include an early material blunder (20 games at 1000).
At 1400, the King's Gambit Accepted scores 53.9% for White across 75,198 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 20.0% include an early material blunder (10 games at 1400).
At 1800, the King's Gambit Accepted scores 51.5% for White across 163,974 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 23.5% include an early material blunder (34 games at 1800).
Variations
Where the line goes next.
The lines that continue the King's Gambit Accepted, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.
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King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3
0.2% of games at 600, n = 8,4590.4% of games at 1000, n = 61,1670.6% of games at 1400, n = 68,5440.7% of games at 1800, n = 149,968
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the King's Gambit Accepted scores 51.0% for White across 11,924 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 50.0% include an early material blunder (4 games at 600).
At 1000, the King's Gambit Accepted scores 54.2% for White across 71,025 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 45.0% include an early material blunder (20 games at 1000).
The King's Gambit Accepted (C33) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4.