Hungarian Opening: Paris Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code A00, part of the Hungarian Opening family. It goes 1. g3 e5 2. Nh3 d5 3. f4 Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 5. O-O. White opens with 1. g3 (the King's fianchetto) and Black answers 1... e5. After 9 moves it is Black to move. After the last move Black is a pawn ahead in material. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. g3 – White plays the pawn to g3
1... e5 – Black plays the pawn to e5
2. Nh3 – White plays the knight to h3
2... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
3. f4 – White plays the pawn to f4
3... Bxh3 – Black takes on h3 with the bishop
4. Bxh3 – White takes on h3 with the bishop
4... exf4 – Black captures on f4 with the e-pawn
5. O-O – White castles kingside
About the Hungarian Opening
White starts with 1.g3 to fianchetto the bishop at once. It is flexible and can transpose to the English, Réti or King's Indian Attack.
Bg2 controls the long diagonal and the centre from afar.
White chooses c4, d4 or e4 later, depending on Black's setup.
Black can grab the centre with ...d5 and ...e5; White then hits it.
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