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Opening· 12 plies

King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C37), reached after 12 half-moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6.

King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense ECO C37
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About this opening

King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C37. 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 12 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6.

It belongs to the King's Gambit Accepted family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Muzio Gambit → Sarratt Defense line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e5, 2.f4 exf4, 3.Nf3 g5, 4.Bc4 g4, 5.O-O gxf3, 6.Qxf3 Qf6. 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.