ECO C37 · King's Gambit Accepted

King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Viennese Variation

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nc6

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

7. d4−1.26

Black is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Viennese Variation (C37), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nc6, Stockfish 18 recommends 7. d4 for White. Black is clearly better (−1.26).

Top engine moves

  1. −1.267. d4 Nxe5 8. dxe5 f3 9. Bf4 Bc5 10. Qd2 d6 11. Bg3 Qh5
  2. −1.787. Nd3 b5 8. Bd5 f3 9. Nf4 Nf6 10. g3 Qh6 11. h4 Nxd5
  3. −1.797. Nxf7 b5 8. Bb3 Bc5 9. Qe1 g3 10. d3 Nd4 11. Nd2 d5

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Viennese Variation?
After 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nc6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 7. d4 for White, continuing Nxe5 8. dxe5 f3 9. Bf4 Bc5 10. Qd2 d6 11. Bg3 Qh5. Black is clearly better (−1.26). The next best moves are 7. Nd3 (−1.78) and 7. Nxf7 (−1.79).
Is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Viennese Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −1.26: 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: Salvio Gambit, Viennese Variation?
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+).