Grob Opening: Alessi Gambit
1. g4 f5
The Grob Opening: Alessi Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g4 f5. It is a line of the Grob Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 107 times by this move order. White won 54%, 5% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 2. gxf5 (55% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.70 (Stockfish, depth 39; best line 2. gxf5 d5 3. e4 g6 4. fxg6 hxg6)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. g4 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 47 | |
| 1500-1999 | 52 | |
| 2000+ | 8 | |
| All | 107 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. gxf5 | 59 (55%) | |
| 2. Bg2 | 23 (21%) | |
| 2. g5 | 15 (14%) | |
| 2. e3 | 2 (2%) | |
| 2. f3 | 2 (2%) | |
| 2. h3 | 1 (1%) | |
| 2. b4 | 1 (1%) | |
| 2. e4 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 0%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- FM Maksim Omariev (2304) – GM Grigoriy Oparin (2685) 0-1 · Titled Tue 10th May Early · 2022-05-10
- FM Maksim Omariev (2304) – FM Zachary Tanenbaum (2359) 1-0 · 3rd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 · 2026-02-12
Search all games of the Grob Opening: Alessi Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Darth__Nihilus (2448) – Samokl13 (2417) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- igorw1965 (2136) – monem1969 (2208) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- balans777 (2072) – Chinama (2151) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Grob Opening 1. g4
More Grob Opening lines (all)
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- Grob Opening: Keene Defense, Main Line A00
- Grob Opening: London Defense A00
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.