Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O
The Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C25, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O. It is a line of the Vienna Game. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 37 times by this move order. White won 57%, 0% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 6… gxf3 (97% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.10 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 6… gxf3 7. Qxf3 Qh4 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Qd3)
- ECO
- C25
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
r1bqkbnr/pppp1p1p/2n5/8/2B1Ppp1/2N2N2/PPPP2PP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 1 6- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 26 | |
| 2000+ | 10 | |
| All | 37 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… gxf3 Hamppe-Muzio Gambit | 36 (97%) | |
| 6… d6 | 1 (3%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Shallapinioo (2392) – almoks (2329) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- the_official_kadir (2171) – HierroDias (2317) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- Fidel0829 (2253) – PUTNIK_A (2187) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Knight Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3
Continuations
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit C25 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3
More Vienna Game lines (all)
- Vienna Game C25
- Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense C25
- Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Giraffe Attack C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Meitner Variation C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation C25
- Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense C25
- Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (2… Nc6 3. g3) C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (5. Nge2 d5) C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Mariotti Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Philidor Countergambit C25
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.