Double Muzio Gambit
- 1.e4e5
- 2.f4exf4
- 3.Nf3g5
- 4.Bc4g4
- 5.O-Ogxf3
- 6.Qxf3Qf6
- 7.e5Qxe5
- 8.Bxf7+
242 games
A Muzio Gambit line of the King's Gambit in which White also sacrifices a bishop on f7, going two pieces down for a direct attack on the black king.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Double Muzio Gambit
The Double Muzio Gambit adds a second piece sacrifice to the Muzio Gambit. After 6...Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5, White gives up the c4-bishop with 8. Bxf7+, removing the f7 pawn and exposing the black king on the open f-file at the cost of two pieces. Black almost always replies 8...Kxf7; 8...Kd8 is rare. Engines rate the position as a large advantage for Black. The attack is hard to meet over the board, however, and White scores well in online games.
Popular continuations
Named variations 4
- Bello Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. Nc3
- Baldwin Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. Nc3 Qd4+ 8. Kh1 Qxc4 9. Nd5
- Young Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. d4 Qxd4+ 9. Be3 Qf6 10. Nc3 fxe3
- Paulsen Defense 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. d3 Bh6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Bd2 Nbc6 11. Rae1