King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5

ECO C39

The King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit is a chess opening line in the King's Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5.

It is catalogued under code C39 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Ne5 is chosen by White on move 5.

12 named continuations branch from this position, including the Anderssen Defense and the Anderssen-Cordel Gambit.

Named variations

• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen Defense — ECO C39
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen-Cordel Gambit — ECO C39
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Berlin Defense — ECO C39
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Brentano Defense — ECO C39
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Cotter Gambit — ECO C39
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Kolisch Defense — ECO C39
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Long Whip — ECO C39
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Neumann Defense — ECO C39
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Paulsen Defense — ECO C39
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Paulsen Defense Deferred — ECO C39
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit — ECO C39
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rosenthal Defense — ECO C39

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