Hungarian Opening: Van Kuijk Gambit
1. g3 h5 2. Nf3 h4
The Hungarian Opening: Van Kuijk Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g3 h5 2. Nf3 h4. 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 16 times by this move order. White won 75%, 6% were drawn and Black won 19%. The most popular continuation is 3. Nxh4 (81% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.87 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 3. Nxh4 e5 4. d4 exd4 5. Bg2 Nc6)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. g3 h5 2. Nf3 h4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 16 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Nxh4 | 13 (81%) | |
| 3. gxh4 | 3 (19%) |
Master games
39 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 31%, draw 13%, Black 56%). The strongest:
- GM Grigoriy Oparin (2667) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2829) 0-1 · Titled Tue 7th Nov Early · 2023-11-07
- GM Aleksandr Shimanov (2581) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2859) 0-1 · Titled Tue 29th Nov Late · 2022-11-29
- GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (2591) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2830) 0-1 · Titled Tue 30th Jan Early · 2024-01-30
- GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (2588) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2830) 0-1 · Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early · 2024-04-02
- IM Tologontegin, S. (2337) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2832) 0-1 · FIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 2024-08-05
Search all games of the Hungarian Opening: Van Kuijk Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- songsololevel (2601) – danyaradanya_jr (2477) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- viento-de_poniente (2412) – zloyRW (2464) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Ramide_Streamer (2403) – AdolfAnderssenBlitz (2394) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Lasker Simul Special 1. g3 h5
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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.