King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen-Cordel Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Nf6 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Bd6 8.d4 Nh5 9.Bxf4 Nxf4

ECO C39

The King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen-Cordel 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 Nf6 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Bd6 8.d4 Nh5 9.Bxf4 Nxf4.

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

The defining move Nxf4 is chosen by Black on move 9.

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