Grob Opening: Grob Gambit
1. g4 d5 2. Bg2
The Grob Opening: Grob Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2. It is a line of the Grob Opening. Black is to move. 4 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 8,938 times by this move order. White won 53%, 3% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 2… Bxg4 (41% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.00 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 2… Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Qxb7)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. g4 d5 2. Bg2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,920 | |
| 1500-1999 | 5,860 | |
| 2000+ | 1,158 | |
| All | 8,938 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Bxg4 | 3,701 (41%) | |
| 2… c6 Grob Gambit Declined | 1,540 (17%) | |
| 2… e5 | 1,410 (16%) | |
| 2… e6 | 758 (8%) | |
| 2… Nc6 | 445 (5%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 409 (5%) | |
| 2… c5 | 370 (4%) | |
| 2… d4 | 77 (1%) |
Master games
255 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 59%, draw 6%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2780) – GM Yangyi Yu (2720) 0-1 · chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · 2023-09-04
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2768) – GM Benjamin Bok (2618) 1-0 · Titled Tue 18th Oct Late · 2022-10-18
- GM Hans Moke Niemann (2637) – GM Velimir Ivic (2625) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Junior Speed · 2022-05-10
- GM Aleksei Pridorozhni (2517) – GM Dmitry Jakovenko (2721) 1/2-1/2 · Russian Rapid Cup Final 2013 · 2013-12-20
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2768) – IM Vasiliy Korchmar (2438) 1-0 · Titled Tue 13th Dec Early · 2022-12-13
Search all games of the Grob Opening: Grob Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- MeeTion01 (2889) – Knightrider6767 (2744) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- fifteen_yo_captain (2506) – GM FCChelsea14 (2698) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- JohnWaball (2634) – Bitcoinchef3 (2563) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Grob Opening 1. g4
Continuations
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit Declined A00 · 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Basman Gambit A00 · 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 h5 3. gxh5
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit A00 · 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Keres Gambit A00 · 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d4 exd4 4. c3
More Grob Opening lines (all)
- Grob Opening: Alessi Gambit A00
- Grob Opening: Double Grob A00
- Grob Opening: Double Grob, Coca-Cola Gambit A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit, Romford Countergambit 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
- Grob Opening: Romford Countergambit A00
- Grob Opening: Spike Attack A00
- Grob Opening: Spike, Hurst Attack A00
- Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit 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.