Hungarian Opening: Pachman Gambit
1. g3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Qh5+ g6
The Hungarian Opening: Pachman Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Qh5+ g6. It is a line of the Hungarian Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 50% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 4. Qe5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.55 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 4. Qd1 d5 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Ne2 Nh6)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. g3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Qh5+ g6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Qe5 | 2 (100%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Aleksandr-chess (2101) – baitang (2148) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- emehdi901 (730) – waultzview (719) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Hungarian Opening: Dutch Defense 1. g3 f5
More Hungarian Opening lines (all)
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- Hungarian Opening: Paris Gambit A00
- Hungarian Opening: Reversed Alekhine A00
- Hungarian Opening: Reversed Brooklyn Defense, Brooklyn Benko Gambit A00
- Hungarian Opening: Reversed Modern Defense A00
- Hungarian Opening: Reversed Norwegian Defense A00
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.