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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Vienna Game C25
- Max Lange Defense C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense C25
- Knight Variation C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit C25
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Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit
Overview
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C25 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 12 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3.
It is a variation of Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation.
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- ECO code
- C25
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
22,921 games · White 55.5% / Draw 2.6% / Black 41.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Qxf3 | 20,407 | |
| d4 | 955 | |
| Bxf7+ | 822 | |
| Rxf3 | 622 | |
| d3 | 96 | |
| a3 | 4 | |
| Nd5 | 4 | |
| Qe1 | 4 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:38:32
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