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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%
Famous games in this line8 master games
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2819) – Nakamura, Hi (2791)20161–0Philippe, Christophe (2403) – Krasenkow, Michal (2604)20120–1Lu, Shanglei (2473) – Eliseev, Urii (2433)20111–0Aigner, Michael (2604) – Gonzalez, Bolivar (2292)20090–1Sanchez, Joseph (2452) – Lanzani, Mario (2356)20050–1Van Schaardenburg, Mark (2225) – Howell, James C (2440)19890–1Opl, Klaus (2350) – Lawitsch, Guenther (2300)19971–0Samoun, Florent (2299) – Pniaczek, Marek (2145)20201–0
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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Go deeper — named lines from here
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio GambitC25 6…gxf3 · 1 deeper lineVienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois VariationC25 6…gxf3 7.Qxf3 Ne5 8.Qxf4 Qf6
Nearby lines in the family
Vienna Game: Adams' GambitC27 2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 …Vienna Game: Heyde VariationC29 2…Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 …Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock GambitC26 2…Nf6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.Nge2 …
From the archives

Vienna's coffee-house masters of the 19th century loved 2.Nc3: it keeps every King's Gambit dream alive while dodging Black's best-prepared replies. The Vienna Gambit lines (3.f4) still score brutally in club chess — same fire, one move of patience.

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