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Opening· 9 plies

Hungarian Opening: Paris Gambit

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A00), reached after 9 half-moves: 1. g3 e5 2. Nh3 d5 3. f4 Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 5. O-O.

Hungarian Opening: Paris Gambit ECO A00
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About this opening

Hungarian Opening: Paris Gambit is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A00. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 9 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. g3 e5 2. Nh3 d5 3. f4 Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 5. O-O.

It belongs to the Hungarian Opening family. Within that family this is a sub-variation (the Paris Gambit line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.g3 e5, 2.Nh3 d5, 3.f4 Bxh3, 4.Bxh3 exf4, 5.O-O. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.