Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit, Romford Countergambit
1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 d4 4. Bxb7 Nd7 5. Bxa8 Qxa8
The Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit, Romford Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 d4 4. Bxb7 Nd7 5. Bxa8 Qxa8. 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 25 times by this move order. White won 44%, 4% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 6. f3 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.84 (Stockfish, depth 35; best line 6. f3 e5 7. d3 Be7 8. h4 Be6)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 d4 4. Bxb7 Nd7 5. Bxa8 Qxa8
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5 | |
| 1500-1999 | 12 | |
| 2000+ | 8 | |
| All | 25 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. f3 | 25 (100%) |
Master games
11 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 18%, draw 9%, Black 73%). The strongest:
- GM Gareev, T. (2569) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2738) 0-1 · World Rapid 2018 · 2018-12-27
- GM Alexander Rustemov (2525) – FM Orest Vovk (2315) 0-1 · Titled Tue 13th Jun Late · 2023-06-13
- FM Maksim Omariev (2304) – GM Emin Ohanyan (2493) 0-1 · Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 · 2025-12-09
- FM Maksim Omariev (2304) – IM Mahel Boyer (2471) 0-1 · Titled Tue 10th Oct Early · 2023-10-10
- IM Nikolai Vlassov (2294) – FM Orest Vovk (2315) 1-0 · Titled Tue 3rd May Late · 2022-05-03
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Jora_Barygin (2489) – MelkMaschinenMeister (2520) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Darth__Nihilus (2454) – mightysonce (2456) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Darth__Nihilus (2467) – AntiberserkM (2435) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Grob Opening: Romford Countergambit 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 d4
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 A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit Declined A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Basman Gambit A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit 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
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.