ECO C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense

Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3

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

7. Qxf3−1.38

Black is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit (C25), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3, Stockfish 18 recommends 7. Qxf3 for White. Black is clearly better (−1.38).

Top engine moves

  1. −1.387. Qxf3 Qh4 8. Nb5 Kd8 9. d4 Bh6 10. g3 fxg3 11. hxg3 Qe7
  2. −1.497. d4 Bg7 8. Bxf4 Bxd4+ 9. Kh1 fxg2+ 10. Kxg2 Nf6 11. Nb5 Rg8+
  3. −1.787. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. d4 Bg7 9. Qxf3 Bxd4+ 10. Kh1 d6 11. Bxf4 Nf6

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 7. Qxf3 for White, continuing Qh4 8. Nb5 Kd8 9. d4 Bh6 10. g3 fxg3 11. hxg3 Qe7. Black is clearly better (−1.38). The next best moves are 7. d4 (−1.49) and 7. Bxf7+ (−1.78).
Is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −1.38: black 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 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit?
C25. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.

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