King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Holloway Defense
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Nc6
The King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Holloway Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO C37, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Nc6. It is a line of the King's Gambit Accepted. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 11 times by this move order. White won 73%, 0% were drawn and Black won 27%. The most popular continuation is 7. Qxf4 (45% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.33 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 7. Qxf4 f6 8. Nc3 Ne5 9. Bxg8 Rxg8)
- ECO
- C37
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
r1bqkbnr/pppp1p1p/2n5/8/2B1Pp2/5Q2/PPPP2PP/RNB2RK1 w kq - 1 7- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Nc6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 10 | |
| All | 11 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Qxf4 | 5 (45%) | |
| 7. c3 | 3 (27%) | |
| 7. Bxf7+ | 2 (18%) | |
| 7. d3 | 1 (9%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- kwach (1890) – Dragnov (1926) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
- lilvinny09 (1945) – NagyNelly (1766) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Waresco12 (1883) – TigichG (1828) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Wild Muzio Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O
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- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Countergambit C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boden Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Defense C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit C33
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.