Danish Gambit Accepted: Chigorin Defense
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Qe7
The Danish Gambit Accepted: Chigorin Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO C21, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Qe7. It is a line of the Danish Gambit Accepted. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 696 times by this move order. White won 62%, 2% were drawn and Black won 36%. The most popular continuation is 6. Nc3 (36% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.63 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nge2 d5 8. Nxd5 Nxd5)
- ECO
- C21
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Qe7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 310 | |
| 1500-1999 | 363 | |
| 2000+ | 23 | |
| All | 696 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Nc3 | 250 (36%) | |
| 6. Nd2 | 204 (29%) | |
| 6. e5 | 48 (7%) | |
| 6. Nf3 | 43 (6%) | |
| 6. Qe2 | 37 (5%) | |
| 6. Qb3 | 29 (4%) | |
| 6. Ne2 | 27 (4%) | |
| 6. Qf3 | 26 (4%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
Danish Gambit Accepted 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3
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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.