King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Ne5

ECO C37

The King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio 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.Bc4 g4 5.Ne5.

It is catalogued under code C37 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

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

5 named continuations branch from this position, including the Anderssen Counterattack and the Cochrane Gambit.

Named variations

• King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack — ECO C37
• King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Cochrane Gambit — ECO C37
• King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Santa Maria Defense — ECO C37
• King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Silberschmidt Defense — ECO C37
• King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Viennese Variation — ECO C37

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