Grob Opening: Spike Attack
1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. g5
The Grob Opening: Spike Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. g5. 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 303 times by this move order. White won 46%, 4% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 3… e5 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.86 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 3… h6 4. d4 hxg5 5. Bxg5 Qb6 6. Nf3)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. g5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 28 | |
| 1500-1999 | 197 | |
| 2000+ | 78 | |
| All | 303 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… e5 | 174 (57%) | |
| 3… Bf5 | 41 (14%) | |
| 3… g6 | 35 (12%) | |
| 3… h6 | 18 (6%) | |
| 3… e6 | 16 (5%) | |
| 3… Nd7 | 4 (1%) | |
| 3… f6 | 4 (1%) | |
| 3… Bg4 | 3 (1%) |
Master games
184 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 53%, draw 8%, Black 39%). The strongest:
- GM Nihal Sarin (2693) – GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2645) 1-0 · Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early · 2024-01-23
- GM Nihal Sarin (2693) – GM Falko Bindrich (2584) 1-0 · Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early · 2024-01-23
- GM Nihal Sarin (2693) – GM Sergei Zhigalko (2572) 0-1 · Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early · 2024-01-23
- GM Sergei Zhigalko (2572) – GM Alan Pichot (2644) 0-1 · Titled Tue 19th Mar Late · 2024-03-19
- GM Robert Fontaine (2563) – GM Diptayan Ghosh (2556) 0-1 · PRO League Group Stage · 2018-02-04
Search all games of the Grob Opening: Spike Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Darth__Nihilus (2460) – rustevs (2537) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Jora_Barygin (2514) – MrCamalion12 (2477) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Darth__Nihilus (2458) – FM Bgabor91 (2484) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Grob Opening: Grob Gambit Declined 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6
More Grob Opening lines (all)
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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.