King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit
Chess opening · ECO C34 · 5 half-moves
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3
The King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit is reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3. It is Black's move in the position shown.
It branches from the King's Gambit Accepted with 3. Nf3.
How often it is played
The King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit and its variations appeared in 0.58% of games — 17,344 of 3,000,000 rated games sampled from Lichess in September 2026. That makes it number 80 of the openings listed here.
Results
White won 52%, 2.8% were drawn and Black won 45%. These are games between players of every strength and time control, so they say how the opening does in practice rather than how sound it is.
What the engine thinks
Stockfish, at depth 18, evaluates the position at -0.71 — a clear edge for Black. Positive numbers favour White; see reading the evaluation bar.
Similar openings
The most-played alternatives — what else could have been chosen around the move where this opening begins.
| Opening | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| King's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 | 0.26% |
| King's Knight Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 | 15% |
| Sicilian Defense | 1. e4 c5 | 9.6% |
Main continuations
| Variation | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| King's Gambit Accepted: MacLeod Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6 | 0.16% |
| King's Gambit Accepted: Fischer Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 | 0.09% |
| King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 | 0.07% |
| King's Gambit Accepted: Schallopp Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 | 0.05% |
| King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 | 0.04% |
| King's Gambit Accepted: Becker Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 h6 | 0.02% |
| King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4 | 0.01% |
| King's Gambit Accepted: Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Ne7 | 0.01% |
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