Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit
1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3
The Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3. It is a line of the Grob Opening. Black is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 8 times by this move order. White won 63%, -1% were drawn and Black won 38%. The most popular continuation is 3… Nf6 (38% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.29 (Stockfish, depth 33; best line 3… Nc6 4. Bg2 e5 5. Nxe4 Be6 6. d3)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| All | 8 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Nf6 | 3 (38%) | |
| 3… Qd4 | 2 (25%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 1 (13%) | |
| 3… e5 | 1 (13%) | |
| 3… f5 | 1 (13%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2830) – GM Grzegorz Nasuta (2552) 1-0 · Titled Tue 19th Mar Early · 2024-03-19
Search all games of the Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Romanson2024 (1840) – whinny94 (2131) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- USERIOP (2095) – Lakoss (1850) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
- CrownSmoke (1680) – taizya12345 (1721) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Grob Opening 1. g4
Continuations
- Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, Schiller Defense A00 · 1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 h5
- Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, Zilbermints-Hartlaub Gambit A00 · 1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. d3
More Grob Opening lines (all)
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- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit A00
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit Declined 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: Grob Gambit, Richter-Grob Gambit A00
- Grob Opening: Keene Defense A00
- Grob Opening: Keene Defense, Main Line 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.