King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Baldwin Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
754 games: White 57.2% / Draw 1.9% / Black 41.0%
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 29, 2026
Engine evaluation
−4.31 Black is clearly better
Best play: 9... d6 10. b3 Qxc2 11. Ba3 Na6 12. Rac1 Qxd2 13. Rcd1 Qa5 14. Bb2
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Baldwin Gambit (ECO C37, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Bello Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. Nc3 Qd4+ 8. Kh1 Qxc4 9. Nd5 (9 moves).
In 754 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 57.2%, Black 41.0% and 1.9% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 9…d6, in 28% of those games.
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How to play against the King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Baldwin Gambit
The most played answer, 9…d6, also scores best for Black: 75.5%, with Black winning 74.5% and White 23.6% of 208 games. Of the main answers, 9…Bd6 scores lowest: 25.9%. Stockfish's first choice is also 9…d6.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Baldwin Gambit (C37)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-double-muzio-gambit-baldwin-gambit