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Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nc63.f4exf44.Nf3g55.Bc4g46.O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit21k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit95%20k42%
1.5%30727%
0.9%19136%
0.5%11122%
0.5%10735%
0.4%9325%
0.3%6740%
0.1%2938%
0.1%2832%
0.1%2730%
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Heroes of this opening Vachier Lagrave, Maxime · Krasenkow, Michal · Lu, Shanglei · Gonzalez, Bolivar
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C25
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O
GambitClassical
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Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit6…gxf3 · 1 deeper lineVienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation6…gxf3 7.Qxf3 Ne5 8.Qxf4 Qf6
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From the archives

Carl Hamppe worked out 2.Nc3 in 19th-century Vienna, and the line was called Hamppe's Game before it took the city's name in the 1890s. Steinitz, Tartakower and Spielmann all used it. The Vienna Gambit (3.f4) keeps every King's Gambit dream alive — same fire, one move of patience.

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