King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense

The book line for King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense is e4, e5, f4, exf4, Nf3, Be7. This page collects the 4 named lines under that variation.

4 named lines · ECO C35 · 1,598 tagged puzzles in the source database

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King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense

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  1. e4
  2. e5
  3. f4
  4. exf4
  5. Nf3
  6. Be7

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.
  3. White pawn moves from f2 to f4.
  4. Black pawn captures on f4.
  5. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  6. Black bishop moves from f8 to e7.

Named lines

  • King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense (C35) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7
  • King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense, Bertin Gambit (C35) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Bh4+ 5. g3
  • King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense, Bertin Gambit (C35) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Bh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. O-O gxh2+ 7. Kh1
  • King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense, McCormick Defense (C35) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Nf6

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