French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5
The French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO C00, reached after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5. It is a line of the French Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 305 times by this move order. White won 51%, 4% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 3… exf5 (87% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.29 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 3… exf5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O)
- ECO
- C00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 89 | |
| 1500-1999 | 173 | |
| 2000+ | 43 | |
| All | 305 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… exf5 | 265 (87%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 26 (9%) | |
| 3… e5 | 4 (1%) | |
| 3… c5 | 2 (1%) | |
| 3… Qf6 | 2 (1%) | |
| 3… Ne7 | 1 (0%) | |
| 3… d5 | 1 (0%) | |
| 3… d6 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
5 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 80%, draw 0%, Black 20%). The strongest:
- FM Christopher Guzman (2258) – Juan Bernardo Merlo (1710) 1-0 · XX Rio Grande Domingo Int · 2020-07-05
- CM Nikita Dovbnia (1882) – WFM Patricia de Leon (2004) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 4th May · 2021-05-04
- Jose Antonio Bello Malpica (1811) – Juan Bernardo Merlo (1710) 1-0 · XX Rio Grande Domingo Int · 2020-07-05
- Esteban Saad (1797) – Juan Bernardo Merlo (1710) 1-0 · Abierto ArcelorMittal · 2020-09-20
Search all games of the French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- luchihwade (2200) – AriefSWL (2205) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- gkmkomala (2184) – AriefSWL (2202) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Lil_Pump_Jetski (2203) – AriefSWL (2181) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit 1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5
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Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.