King's Gambit Accepted
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As stated above, Black usually accepts with 2...exf4. White then has two main continuations: 3.Nf3, the King's Knight Gambit is the most common as it develops the knight and prevents 3...Qh4+; and 3.Bc4, the Bishop's Gambit, where White's development will rapidly increase after the continuation often played in the 19th century, 3...Qh4+!? 4.Kf1 followed by 5.Nf3, driving the queen away and gaining a tempo; however, 3...Nf6 is far more common in modern practice. There are also many other third moves, some of the more respectable are:
- 3.Nc3 – the Mason Gambit, or Keres Gambit
- 3.d4 – the Villemson Gambit or Steinitz Gambit
- 3.Be2 – the Lesser Bishop's Gambit or Tartakower Gambit
- 3.Qf3 – the Breyer Gambit or Hungarian Gambit.
Other moves have been assigned a name too but are very rare in serious tournaments.
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