Dresden Opening: The Goblin
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nxe5
The Dresden Opening: The Goblin is a chess opening classified as ECO C44, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nxe5. It is a line of the Dresden Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 4… Nxe5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −2.08 (Stockfish, depth 28; best line 4… Nxe5 5. d4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. Bxb4)
- ECO
- C44
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nxe5
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Nxe5 | 2 (100%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Sofiachess6 (1500) – FeachessDiana (1467) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 3s
- HighGor (744) – BAJlEHOKkK (870) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
King's Pawn Game: Dresden Opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4
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.