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King's Gambit Accepted

Gaga Gambit

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.f4exf4
  3. 3.g3
555 games31%64%

An offbeat line of the King's Gambit Accepted in which 3. g3 stops ...Qh4+ and hits f4, but leaves White with a weak structure and poor results.

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About the Gaga Gambit

The Gaga Gambit, 3. g3, answers the threat of ...Qh4+ with a pawn move rather than a developing move, and at the same time challenges the f4-pawn. The drawback is structural. After the usual reply 3...fxg3 4. hxg3, White is left with an isolated g-pawn. Engines give Black a large advantage, and Black scores heavily in practice. The line is rarely played.

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