King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack, Lasa Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. c3 f5
The King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack, Lasa Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C20, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. c3 f5. 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 304 times by this move order. White won 44%, 4% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 3. exf5 (43% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.94 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 3. exf5 Qf6 4. d4 Nc6 5. d5 Nce7)
- ECO
- C20
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. c3 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 125 | |
| 1500-1999 | 160 | |
| 2000+ | 19 | |
| All | 304 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. exf5 | 132 (43%) | |
| 3. d3 | 47 (15%) | |
| 3. d4 | 36 (12%) | |
| 3. f3 | 28 (9%) | |
| 3. Bc4 | 17 (6%) | |
| 3. Bd3 | 12 (4%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 10 (3%) | |
| 3. Qh5+ | 8 (3%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- WFM Giulia Sala (2115) – CM Ivan Kochiev (2074) 1-0 · Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late · 2024-09-03
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Comes from
King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack 1. e4 e5 2. c3
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, Norwalde 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.