What is King's Gambit?
{{Infobox chess opening |openingname = King's Gambit |image = {{Chess diagram | | |rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd |pd|pd|pd|pd| |pd|pd|pd | | | | | | | | | | | | |pd| | | | | | | |pl|pl| | | | | | | | | | |pl|pl|pl|pl| | |pl|pl |rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl | }} |moves=1.e4 e5 2.f4 |ECO=C30–C39 |birth= No later than 16th century |nameorigin = |parentopening = [[Open Game]] |AKA= |chessgid=101115&move=2.5&moves=e4.e5.f4&nodes=21720.21721.101115 }} The '''King's Gambit''' is a [[chess]] [[List of chess openings|opening]] which starts with these moves: *1.e4 e5 *2.f4 and now **2...exf4 is the King's Gambit accepted, and 3.Nf3 the most common move. **2...any other move by Black is the King's Gambit declined. 2...d5 is most usual. The opening is called a [[gambit]] because White sacrifices a [[Pawn (chess)|pawn]]. In exchange for the pawn, White gets better development and opens up lines that can be used to attack/checkmate the black king. It was more popular in the 1800s, when many Black players did not know good ways to play against it. *ECO code C30–C39. ECO is the ''Encyclopaedia of chess openings''. {{wikibooks| Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. f4}} {{Chess}} [[Category:Chess openings]] {{Stub}}