ECO C37 · King's Gambit Accepted

King's Gambit Accepted: Blachly Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 g5

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

5. d4−0.80

Black is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the King's Gambit Accepted: Blachly Gambit (C37), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 g5, Stockfish 18 recommends 5. d4 for White. Black is clearly better (−0.80).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.805. d4 Bg7 6. Nc3 d6 7. h4 h6 8. Qd3 Bg4 9. Ne2 Qe7
  2. −0.935. Nc3 g4 6. d4 gxf3 7. Qxf3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Nxd4 9. Qf2 Qf6
  3. −0.985. O-O d6 6. d4 Bg7 7. c3 h6 8. Qa4 Bd7 9. Qb3 Na5

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the King's Gambit Accepted: Blachly Gambit?
After 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 g5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 5. d4 for White, continuing Bg7 6. Nc3 d6 7. h4 h6 8. Qd3 Bg4 9. Ne2 Qe7. Black is clearly better (−0.80). The next best moves are 5. Nc3 (−0.93) and 5. O-O (−0.98).
Is the King's Gambit Accepted: Blachly Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.80: black is clearly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the King's Gambit Accepted: Blachly Gambit?
C37. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).