Hungarian Opening: Bücker Gambit
1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. b4
The Hungarian Opening: Bücker Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. b4. It is a line of the Hungarian Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 10 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 3… Nf6 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.02 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 3… Bxb4 4. c4 Nf6 5. cxd5 O-O 6. Bb2)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. b4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 6 | |
| All | 10 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Nf6 | 5 (50%) | |
| 3… Bxb4 | 3 (30%) | |
| 3… g6 | 1 (10%) | |
| 3… e4 | 1 (10%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 0%, Black 67%). The strongest:
- FM Carlos Eduardo Cardozo Munar (2064) – IM Caleb Levi Levitan (2192) 0-1 · Titled Tue 3rd Feb 2026 · 2026-02-03
- FM Carlos Eduardo Cardozo Munar (2043) – Michael Li (2016) 0-1 · Titled Tue 16th Jan Early · 2024-01-16
- FM Carlos Eduardo Cardozo Munar (2052) – FM Javier Quispe Santacruz (1811) 1-0 · Titled Tue 21st Jan Early · 2025-01-21
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- smith21chess (1913) – Vutela (1971) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Talibov72 (1701) – DavidDanechkin (1999) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 5s
- Talibov72 (1691) – QrDii (1765) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Hungarian Opening 1. g3
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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.