Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, Schiller Defense

1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 h5

Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, Schiller Defense after 1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 h5 87654321abcdefgh

The Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, Schiller Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 h5. It is a line of the Grob Opening. White is to move.

This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.

Engine evaluation: −1.14 (Stockfish, depth 37; best line 4. g5 Bg4 5. Be2 Bf5 6. f3 exf3)

ECO
A00
Moves
6 plies
FEN
rnbqkbnr/ppp1ppp1/8/7p/4p1P1/2N5/PPPP1P1P/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 4
PGN
1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 h5

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Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit 1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3

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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.