King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.O-O gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.e5 Qxe5 8.Bxf7+

ECO C37

The King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit is a chess opening line in the King's Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.O-O gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.e5 Qxe5 8.Bxf7+.

It is catalogued under code C37 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bxf7+ is chosen by White on move 8.

4 named continuations branch from this position, including the Baldwin Gambit and the Bello Gambit.

Named variations

• King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Baldwin Gambit — ECO C37
• King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Bello Gambit — ECO C37
• King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense — ECO C37
• King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Young Gambit — ECO C37

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