CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Chess opening King's Gambit a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h Moves 1.e4 e5 2.f4 ECO C30–C39 Origin No later than 16th century Parent Open Game The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 White offers a pawn to divert the black e-pawn. If Black accepts the gambit , White has two main plans. The first is to play d4 and Bxf4, regaining the gambit pawn with central domination. The alternative plan is to play Nf3 and Bc4 followed by 0-0, when the semi-open f-file allows White to barrel down onto the weakest point in Black's position, the pawn on f7. Theory has shown that in order for Black to maintain the gambit pawn , he may well be forced to weaken his kingside , with moves such as ...g5 or odd piece placement (e....