Caissa Codex
C33

King's Gambit Accepted: Lopez-Gianutio Countergambit, Hein Variation

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Lopez-Gianutio Countergambit, Hein Variation after 6…Kd8

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Statistics from Lichess

1 games: White 100.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 0.0%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 29, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.30 White is slightly better

Best play: 7. Nxe4 Nc6 8. Nf3 Qh5 9. Neg5 Nh6 10. d3 Bd6 11. Re1 Nd4

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

Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Lopez-Gianutio Countergambit, Hein Variation (ECO C33, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Gianutio Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 f5 4. Qe2 Qh4+ 5. Kd1 fxe4 6. Nc3 Kd8 (6 moves).

In 1 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 100.0%, Black 0.0% and 0.0% were drawn. White's most played move here is 7. Nxe4, in 100% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Lopez-Gianutio Countergambit, Hein Variation (C33)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-lopez-gianutio-countergambit-hein-variation

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