Chess openings / King's Gambit Accepted
King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense
King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense (C36) starts 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5 4.exd5. In 735 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 4…Nf6 (84%).
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5 4.exd5
- ECO
- C36
- Games between strong players
- 735
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…Nf6 | 84% (616) | King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense | |
| 4…Bd6 | 6% (46) | – | |
| 4…Qxd5 | 6% (42) | – | |
| 4…c6 | 2% (17) | – | |
| 4…Ne7 | 1% (7) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3
- King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense 616 games
More King's Gambit Accepted lines
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- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit 265 games
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation 167 games
- King's Gambit Accepted: MacLeod Defense 154 games
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- King's Gambit Accepted: Mason-Keres Gambit 100 games
- King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit 73 games
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Maurian Defense 72 games
- King's Gambit Accepted: Becker Defense 65 games
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Cozio Defense 57 games
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