Caissa Codex
A00

Hungarian Opening: Burk Gambit

Chess diagram: Hungarian Opening: Burk Gambit after 5. d3

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Statistics from Lichess

208 games: White 59.6% / Draw 2.9% / Black 37.5%

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

Engine evaluation

−0.79 Black is better

Best play: 5... f5 6. e3 Be6 7. Nd2 Nf6 8. Ng2 O-O 9. Nf4 Bf7 10. b3

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

Overview

Hungarian Opening: Burk Gambit (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a gambit in the Hungarian Opening, reached after 1. g3 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nh4 Be7 5. d3 (5 moves).

In 208 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 59.6%, Black 37.5% and 2.9% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 5…Bxh4, in 94% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 1…e5 2. a3 d5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nh4 Be7 5. d3, the position after Hungarian Opening also goes on to:

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

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