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Kings Gambit: Muzio Gambit Variation

intermediate
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The Muzio Gambit is an extremely aggressive variation in the king's gambit that looks to give up an early pawn and knight in exchange for an extremely aggressive attack on the black king. With so much focused on the f7 square, black has to play precise to hold a chance against all the traps white can lay out.

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