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King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense, McCormick Defense

ECO C35 · 142 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Nf6
51% White1% Draw48% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nc34028.2%
e53726.1%
d33323.2%
O-O2316.2%

A further 9 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Gambit 2. f4King's Gambit Accepted 2... exf4King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit 3. Nf3King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense 3... Be7King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense, McCormick Defense 4... Nf6

Other lines in this family

Cunningham Defense, Bertin GambitC35… 4... Bh4+ 5. g3490Cunningham Defense, Bertin GambitC35… 4... Bh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. O-O gxh2+ 7. Kh1270Cunningham DefenseC35…3,246King's Knight's GambitC34…25,450MacLeod DefenseC34… 3... Nc66,742King's Knight's GambitC34… 3... g56,154Fischer DefenseC34… 3... d65,240Modern DefenseC36… 3... d5 4. exd53,974King's Knight's GambitC37… 3... g5 4. Bc43,486Modern DefenseC36… 3... d53,473

All 47 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.