Caissa Codex
A00

Hungarian Opening: Asten Gambit

Chess diagram: Hungarian Opening: Asten Gambit after 5…f5

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Statistics from Lichess

4 games: White 75.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 25.0%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

+1.07 White is better

Best play: 6. Nd2 Nxe5 7. Ngf3 Nc6 8. Nb3 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Bg2 a5

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Hungarian Opening: Asten Gambit (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a gambit in the Hungarian Opening, reached after 1. g3 Nc6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 e5 4. dxe5 d4 5. Ne4 f5 (5 moves).

In 4 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 75.0%, Black 25.0% and 0.0% were drawn. White's most played move here is 6. exf6, in 75% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 1…Nc6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 e5 4. dxe5 d4 5. Ne4 f5, the position after Hungarian Opening also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Hungarian Opening: Asten Gambit (A00)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/hungarian-opening-asten-gambit

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