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King's Pawn GameBusch-Gass Gambit

C40For WhiteLow theory

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5

A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.

Win rate, White
52.9%52.6%51.4%52.0%
Band 600, n = 55,271Band 1000, n = 105,995Band 1400, n = 61,848Band 1800, n = 62,192
Blunder rate
45.1%50.9%56.7%42.5%
Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
Tier
ABBB
White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
Share of games
1.3%0.7%0.6%0.3%
Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
Every band, source period 2026-05
BandWhiteDrawBlackBlunderBook exitGamesTier
60052.9%4.1%43.0%45.1%ply 4.055,271A
100052.6%3.2%44.2%50.9%ply 4.0105,995B
140051.4%3.2%45.4%56.7%ply 4.061,848B
180052.0%3.6%44.4%42.5%ply 4.062,192B

Results by band

What it actually does, band by band.

All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.

600Your bandA at 600Blunder rate 45.1%, band median 44.6%

At 600, the King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit scores 52.9% for White across 55,271 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 45.1% include an early material blunder (91 games at 600).

1000Your bandB at 1000Blunder rate 50.9%, band median 42.9%

At 1000, the King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit scores 52.6% for White across 105,995 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 50.9% include an early material blunder (171 games at 1000).

1400Your bandB at 1400Blunder rate 56.7%, band median 40.0%

At 1400, the King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit scores 51.4% for White across 61,848 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 56.7% include an early material blunder (127 games at 1400).

1800Your bandB at 1800Blunder rate 42.5%, band median 36.4%

At 1800, the King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit scores 52.0% for White across 62,192 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 42.5% include an early material blunder (134 games at 1800).

Questions

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At 600, the King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit scores 52.9% for White across 55,271 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 45.1% include an early material blunder (91 games at 600).

At 1000, the King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit scores 52.6% for White across 105,995 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 50.9% include an early material blunder (171 games at 1000).

The King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5.