Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Richter-Grob Gambit
1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3
The Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Richter-Grob Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3. 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 12 times by this move order. White won 42%, 0% were drawn and Black won 58%. The most popular continuation is 4… cxb3 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.87 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 4… Bxg4 5. Na3 c3 6. dxc3 Nd7 7. f3)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 11 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 12 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… cxb3 | 8 (67%) | |
| 4… Qd4 | 2 (17%) | |
| 4… Bxg4 | 2 (17%) |
Master games
5 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 0%, Black 60%). The strongest:
- IM Nikoloz Petriashvili (2479) – FM Jiri Bouska (2273) 0-1 · Titled Tue 5th Aug Late · 2025-08-05
- CM Evgenij Novikov (2276) – Markel Vesga Izeta (2323) 1-0 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 · 2026-02-12
- IM Ruben Domingo Nunez (2426) – FM Amir Hosein Kashefi (2118) 1-0 · Titled Tue 21st Jan Late · 2025-01-21
- Joseph Toh (1787) – IM Rahul Srivatshav P (2414) 0-1 · 1st Thailand Festival · 2019-07-09
- Gufeng Mi (1723) – FM Hauke, Dr. Reddmann (2107) 0-1 · HSK Easter Open 2024 · 2024-03-29
Search all games of the Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Richter-Grob Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Viktor_Kabanov14 (2235) – SuperMario99 (2281) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 300 + 0s
- fanuk_bk (1945) – farzaddd_m1399 (2003) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Rustem73 (1973) – shankarlalvadher (1949) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Grob Opening: Grob Gambit Declined 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6
More Grob Opening lines (all)
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- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Basman Gambit 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: 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.