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Opening· 8 plies

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Countergambit

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C33), reached after 8 half-moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Nf6.

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Countergambit ECO C33
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About this opening

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Countergambit is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C33. ECO group C (C00–C99) covers open games (1.e4 e5) and the French Defence, including the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Scotch and King's Gambit. This particular variation is reached after 8 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Nf6.

It belongs to the King's Gambit Accepted family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Bishop's Gambit → Bledow Countergambit line). The immediate parent line is King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, transitioned via 4…Nf6.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e5, 2.f4 exf4, 3.Bc4 d5, 4.Bxd5 Nf6. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.