King's Pawn Game: Beyer Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. d4 d5
The King's Pawn Game: Beyer Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C20, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. d4 d5. It is a line of the King's Pawn Game. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 6,478 times by this move order. White won 55%, 5% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 3. dxe5 (60% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.39 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 3. dxe5 Ne7 4. Nc3 d4 5. Nb5 Nbc6)
- ECO
- C20
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. d4 d5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4,782 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,582 | |
| 2000+ | 114 | |
| All | 6,478 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. dxe5 | 3,906 (60%) | |
| 3. exd5 | 894 (14%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 537 (8%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 345 (5%) | |
| 3. c3 | 289 (4%) | |
| 3. Bb5+ | 74 (1%) | |
| 3. f4 | 68 (1%) | |
| 3. f3 | 63 (1%) |
Master games
30 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 53%, draw 27%, Black 20%). The strongest:
- GM Alexander Bagrationi (2468) – IM Jonathan Carlstedt (2446) 1/2-1/2 · 49th NRW Youth Cup 2022 · 2022-07-16
- IM Dieter Pirrot (2389) – GM Henrik Teske (2505) 0-1 · ZMDI Open 2014 · 2014-08-22
- IM Annaberdiev, M. (2429) – GM Sinisa Drazic (2402) 1-0 · Riblje ostrvo 4 GM 2016 · 2016-07-23
- GM Tuan Minh Tran (2437) – GM Nguyen Van Huy (2372) 1/2-1/2 · Hanoi GM2 2025 · 2025-01-11
- IM Roman Lovkov (2419) – FM Jens E Ingebretsen (2274) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 2nd Nov · 2021-11-02
Search all games of the King's Pawn Game: Beyer Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GreatAttacker (2415) – songsololevel (2603) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- archifoot (2453) – songsololevel (2468) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- StoofBuzze (2451) – IM KamranShirazi (2412) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Center Game (1… e5 2. d4) 1. e4 e5 2. d4
More King's Pawn Game lines (all)
- King's Pawn Game (1. e4) B00
- King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense B07
- King's Pawn Game (1. e4 e5) C20
- King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening C20
- King's Pawn Game: Bavarian Gambit C20
- King's Pawn Game: Clam Variation, King's Gambit Reversed C20
- King's Pawn Game: Clam Variation, Radisch Gambit C20
- King's Pawn Game: King's Head Opening (1… e5 2. f3) C20
- King's Pawn Game: King's Head Opening (2… Nf6 3. Nc3) C20
- King's Pawn Game: Leonardis Variation C20
- King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack C20
- King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack, Lasa Gambit C20
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.