Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, Zilbermints-Hartlaub Gambit

1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. d3

Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, Zilbermints-Hartlaub Gambit after 1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. d3 87654321abcdefgh

The Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, Zilbermints-Hartlaub Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. d3. It is a line of the Grob Opening. Black 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: −1.87 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 4… exd3 5. Bxd3 Nc6 6. Qe2 Be6 7. Bd2)

ECO
A00
Moves
7 plies
FEN
rnbqkbnr/ppp2ppp/8/4p3/4p1P1/2NP4/PPP2P1P/R1BQKBNR b KQkq - 0 4
PGN
1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. d3

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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.