King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit, Chiodini Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6
The King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit, Chiodini Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C40, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6. 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 797 times by this move order. White won 51%, 2% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 4. Nxc6 (69% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.56 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. c3 Bd6)
- ECO
- C40
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 449 | |
| 1500-1999 | 325 | |
| 2000+ | 23 | |
| All | 797 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Nxc6 | 551 (69%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 89 (11%) | |
| 4. Nxf7 | 51 (6%) | |
| 4. Nd3 | 38 (5%) | |
| 4. d4 | 23 (3%) | |
| 4. Qh5 | 23 (3%) | |
| 4. c3 | 5 (1%) | |
| 4. Bc4 | 5 (1%) |
Master games
43 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 53%, draw 7%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- GM Nihal Sarin (2648) – GM Awonder Liang (2613) 0-1 · chess.com Junior Speed · 2022-05-12
- GM David Paravyan (2592) – FM William Graif (2305) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 23rd Aug Late · 2022-08-23
- GM Miguel Santos Ruiz (2591) – FM William Graif (2304) 1-0 · Titled Tue 21st Mar Late · 2023-03-21
- GM Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez (2563) – FM William Graif (2304) 1-0 · Titled Tue 11th Jul Late · 2023-07-11
- GM Jeffery Xiong (2646) – FM William Graif (2211) 1-0 · Titled Tue 15th Jul Late · 2025-07-15
Search all games of the King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit, Chiodini Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- eunlin2 (2350) – Robarr31 (2179) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
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Comes from
King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5
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: Beyer 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
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.