ECO E00 · Catalan Opening

Catalan Opening: Hungarian Gambit

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 e5

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

4. dxe5+1.00

White is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Catalan Opening: Hungarian Gambit (E00), reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 e5, Stockfish 18 recommends 4. dxe5 for White. White is clearly better (+1.00).

Top engine moves

  1. +1.004. dxe5 Ng4 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. e3 Bb4+ 8. Ke2 f6
  2. +0.294. Bg2 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bc5 8. Nf3 O-O
  3. +0.184. Nc3 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qe3+ Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Qd2 Bb4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Catalan Opening: Hungarian Gambit?
After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 e5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 4. dxe5 for White, continuing Ng4 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. e3 Bb4+ 8. Ke2 f6. White is clearly better (+1.00). The next best moves are 4. Bg2 (+0.29) and 4. Nc3 (+0.18).
Is the Catalan Opening: Hungarian Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +1.00: white is clearly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Catalan Opening: Hungarian Gambit?
E00. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; E is the volume for indian defenses.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).