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King's Gambit AcceptedKing's Knight's Gambit

C34For WhiteAggressive

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3

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
53.9%54.9%54.2%51.3%
Band 600, n = 8,459Band 1000, n = 61,167Band 1400, n = 68,544Band 1800, n = 149,968
Blunder rate
22.2%34.9%39.3%33.1%
Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
Tier
AAAB
White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
Share of games
0.2%0.4%0.6%0.7%
Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
Every band, source period 2026-05
BandWhiteDrawBlackBlunderBook exitGamesTier
60053.9%3.4%42.8%22.2%ply 5.08,459A
100054.9%2.6%42.4%34.9%ply 5.061,167A
140054.2%2.8%43.0%39.3%ply 5.068,544A
180051.3%3.3%45.4%33.1%ply 5.0149,968B

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.

600Your bandA at 600Blunder rate 22.2%, band median 44.6%

At 600, the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit scores 53.9% for White across 8,459 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 22.2% include an early material blunder (9 games at 600).

1000Your bandA at 1000Blunder rate 34.9%, band median 42.9%

At 1000, the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit scores 54.9% for White across 61,167 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 34.9% include an early material blunder (106 games at 1000).

1400Your bandA at 1400Blunder rate 39.3%, band median 40.0%

At 1400, the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit scores 54.2% for White across 68,544 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 39.3% include an early material blunder (117 games at 1400).

1800Your bandB at 1800Blunder rate 33.1%, band median 36.4%

At 1800, the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit scores 51.3% for White across 149,968 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 33.1% include an early material blunder (248 games at 1800).

Variations

Where the line goes next.

The lines that continue the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.

  • DDCDC34

    King's Gambit Accepted: MacLeod Defense

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6

    0.1% of games at 600, n = 2,9530.2% of games at 1000, n = 26,7510.3% of games at 1400, n = 27,1100.2% of games at 1800, n = 42,170

Questions

Common questions about this page.

At 600, the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit scores 53.9% for White across 8,459 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 22.2% include an early material blunder (9 games at 600).

At 1000, the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit scores 54.9% for White across 61,167 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 34.9% include an early material blunder (106 games at 1000).

The King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit (C34) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3.