Borg Defense: Zilbermints Gambit
1. e4 g5 2. d4 e5
The Borg Defense: Zilbermints Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B00, reached after 1. e4 g5 2. d4 e5. It is a line of the Borg Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 61 times by this move order. White won 54%, 0% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 3. d5 (39% of games).
Engine evaluation: +2.10 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 3. Nf3 h6 4. h4 Bg7 5. Be3 Nc6)
- ECO
- B00
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 g5 2. d4 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 41 | |
| 1500-1999 | 17 | |
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 61 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. d5 | 24 (39%) | |
| 3. dxe5 | 19 (31%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 9 (15%) | |
| 3. Bc4 | 2 (3%) | |
| 3. c3 | 2 (3%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 1 (2%) | |
| 3. Bd3 | 1 (2%) | |
| 3. h4 | 1 (2%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Ronin01 (2104) – timur_1962 (2108) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 3s
- Impenetrable (2072) – bhodarbhai (2082) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
- SuckuB (2023) – Let_dance09 (2109) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Borg Defense 1. e4 g5
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Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.