Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit
1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4
The Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4. It is a line of the Grob Opening. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 3,353 times by this move order. White won 58%, 3% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 3… c6 (35% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.96 (Stockfish, depth 53; best line 3… c6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Qxb7 Nd7 6. Nc3)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 496 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,370 | |
| 2000+ | 487 | |
| All | 3,353 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… c6 | 1,163 (35%) | |
| 3… e6 | 830 (25%) | |
| 3… Be6 | 565 (17%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 443 (13%) | |
| 3… dxc4 | 197 (6%) | |
| 3… Bc8 | 76 (2%) | |
| 3… d4 Romford Countergambit | 43 (1%) | |
| 3… Bd7 | 11 (0%) |
Master games
504 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 56%, draw 5%, Black 39%). The strongest:
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2749) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2817) 1/2-1/2 · PRO League Group Stage · 2019-03-13
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2802) – GM Vladimir Kramnik (2753) 0-1 · Titled Tue 16th Jul Early · 2024-07-16
- GM Alexey Sarana (2649) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2725) 1-0 · Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 · 2021-04-03
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2768) – GM Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez (2557) 1-0 · Titled Tue 1st Nov Early · 2022-11-01
- IM Thomas Beerdsen (2494) – GM Raunak Sadhwani (2619) 0-1 · Titled Tue 14th Jun Early · 2022-06-14
Search all games of the Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- MeeTion01 (2889) – Knightrider6767 (2744) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Jora_Barygin (2489) – MelkMaschinenMeister (2520) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- damithk (2571) – Study_Book_2012 (2424) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Grob Opening: Grob Gambit 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2
Continuations
- Grob Opening: Romford Countergambit A00 · 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 Declined A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Basman 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.