Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. f4/2...exf4/3. Bc4/3...Qh4

King's Gambit Accepted
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnb1kbnr/pppp1ppp/8/8/2B1Pp1q/8/PPPP2PP/RNBQK1NR w
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4

King's Bishop Gambit Accepted

3...Qh4+

Black stops White from castling, but in exchange for placing the Queen in poor position. White will later win a tempo by attacking the queen via Nf3.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+

	3
King's Gambit Accepted	... Kf1
King's Gambit Accepted	... Ke2?!
King's Gambit Accepted

• Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.