King's Pawn Game: Gunderam Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 c6
The King's Pawn Game: Gunderam Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C40, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 c6. 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 5,267 times by this move order. White won 55%, 3% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 3. Bc4 (36% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.17 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Qb6 5. Bf4 Qxd4)
- ECO
- C40
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3,182 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,952 | |
| 2000+ | 133 | |
| All | 5,267 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Bc4 | 1,921 (36%) | |
| 3. d4 | 1,191 (23%) | |
| 3. Nxe5 | 986 (19%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 618 (12%) | |
| 3. c3 | 223 (4%) | |
| 3. d3 | 90 (2%) | |
| 3. c4 | 77 (1%) | |
| 3. Be2 | 36 (1%) |
Master games
38 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 76%, draw 0%, Black 24%). The strongest:
- GM Hans Moke Niemann (2738) – GM Liren Ding (2734) 1-0 · chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · 2025-10-27
- GM Levon Aronian (2745) – GM M. Amin Tabatabaei (2675) 1-0 · Chessable Masters Play-In · 2023-03-13
- GM Martyn Kravtsiv (2598) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2725) 1-0 · Titled Tue 9th Sep 2025 · 2025-09-09
- GM Oskar Wieczorek (2498) – IM Piotr Sabuk (2372) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 17th Nov · 2020-11-17
- GM Vugar Rasulov (2512) – FM Nikita Fedotov (2278) 1-0 · Titled Tue 9th Sep 2025 · 2025-09-09
Search all games of the King's Pawn Game: Gunderam Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM Podrebo (2609) – IM MrSuccess (2687) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- meijiude (2645) – doyoulikedonuts (2648) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- KoenigseggJesko2025 (2416) – FM sergeikim2003 (2465) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Knight Opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
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.