King's Gambit Accepted: Philidor Gambit

ECO: C38Open Games1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.h4

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How it's played

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About the King's Gambit Accepted: Philidor Gambit

The King's Gambit Accepted: Philidor Gambit is a line of the King's Gambit Accepted, catalogued under ECO code C38 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.h4, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.

The King's Gambit Accepted has 137 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.

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