Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Basman Gambit
1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 h5 3. gxh5
The Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Basman Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 h5 3. gxh5. It is a line of the Grob Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 6 times by this move order. White won 67%, 0% were drawn and Black won 33%. The most popular continuation is 3… Rxh5 (83% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.62 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 3… e5 4. Nc3 c6 5. h4 Na6 6. a3)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 h5 3. gxh5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 6 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Rxh5 | 5 (83%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 1 (17%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- FM Maksim Omariev (2304) – FM Laurenz Borrmann (2292) 1-0 · Titled Tue 18th Jul Early · 2023-07-18
Search all games of the Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Basman Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- scout86 (2049) – SGW2 (2052) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Rrachi (2000) – RICHARD_TEX-TEX (2048) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- cycnuk (1994) – alimetiii (1994) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Grob Opening: Grob Gambit 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2
More Grob Opening lines (all)
- Grob Opening A00
- Grob Opening: Alessi Gambit A00
- Grob Opening: Double Grob A00
- Grob Opening: Double Grob, Coca-Cola Gambit A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit Declined A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit, Romford Countergambit A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Keres Gambit A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Richter-Grob Gambit A00
- Grob Opening: Keene Defense A00
- 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.