King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Bello Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
22,953 games: White 49.4% / Draw 2.3% / Black 48.3%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| 12,82113K | ||
| 3,5253,525 | ||
| 2,3682,368 | ||
| 1,5001,500 | ||
| 1,2311,231 | ||
| 617617 | ||
| 571571 | ||
| 114114 |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 10, 2026
Engine evaluation
−3.38 Black is clearly better
Even so, White scores 50.6% here in practice: wins plus half the draws in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500.
Best play: 7... Qd4+ 8. Kh1 Qxc4 9. b3 Qe6 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Bb2 f6 12. c4
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, Bello Gambit (ECO C37, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. Nc3 (7 moves).
In 22,953 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.4%, Black 48.3% and 2.3% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 7…Qd4+, in 56% of those games.
It continues into one named variation, King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Baldwin Gambit.
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How to play against the King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Bello Gambit
The most played answer, 7…Qd4+, also scores best for Black: 56.4%, with Black winning 55.4% and White 42.7% of 13K games. Of the main answers, 7…Bc5+ scores lowest: 36.3%. Stockfish's first choice is also 7…Qd4+.
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
Variations (1)
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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Bello Gambit (C37)”. Lichess data as of 10 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-double-muzio-gambit-bello-gambit