Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
22,921 games: White 55.5% / Draw 2.6% / Black 41.8%
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 6, 2026
Engine evaluation
−1.80 Black is clearly better
Even so, White scores 56.8% here in practice: wins plus half the draws in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500.
Best play: 7. Qxf3 Qh4 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Qd3 Ne6 10. Nb5 Qe7 11. Bxf4 Nxf4
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit (ECO C25, Open Games) is a gambit in the Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3 (6 moves).
In 22,921 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 55.5%, Black 41.8% and 2.6% were drawn. White's most played move here is 7. Qxf3, in 89% of those games.
It continues into one named variation, Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation.
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Caissa Codex. “Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit (C25)”. Lichess data as of 6 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/vienna-gambit-with-max-lange-defense-hamppe-muzio-gambit