Carr Defense: Zilbermints Gambit
1. e4 h6 2. d4 e5
The Carr Defense: Zilbermints Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B00, reached after 1. e4 h6 2. d4 e5. It is a line of the Carr Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 18 times by this move order. White won 56%, 0% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 3. dxe5 (44% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.33 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 3. dxe5 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. Nc3 Nge7)
- ECO
- B00
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 h6 2. d4 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 10 | |
| 1500-1999 | 8 | |
| All | 18 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. dxe5 | 8 (44%) | |
| 3. d5 | 8 (44%) | |
| 3. Bc4 | 1 (6%) | |
| 3. c3 | 1 (6%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- AhmedAbbasER (1799) – Ohieku (1774) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- ajcguv (1747) – Ohieku (1774) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Gorkiing (1788) – Sapovsky (1722) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Carr Defense 1. e4 h6
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.