Caissa Codex
A00

Hungarian Opening: Paris Gambit

Chess diagram: Hungarian Opening: Paris Gambit after 5. O-O

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Statistics from Lichess

650 games: White 47.8% / Draw 5.1% / Black 47.1%

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

Engine evaluation

−1.34 Black is better

Best play: 5... fxg3 6. hxg3 Nf6 7. d4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg2 c6 10. e4

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

Overview

Hungarian Opening: Paris Gambit (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a gambit in the Hungarian Opening, reached after 1. g3 e5 2. Nh3 d5 3. f4 Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 5. O-O (5 moves).

In 650 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 47.8%, Black 47.1% and 5.1% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 5…fxg3, in 86% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 1…e5 2. Nh3 d5 3. f4 Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 5. O-O, the position after Hungarian Opening also goes on to:

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

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