King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening, Basman Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5
The King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening, Basman Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C44, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5. It is a line of the King's Pawn Game. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 7 times by this move order. White won 43%, 14% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 5… Ne4 (71% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.45 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 5… Ng4 6. O-O Be7 7. Nxd4 Ngxe5 8. Nc3)
- ECO
- C44
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 6 | |
| All | 7 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Ne4 | 5 (71%) | |
| 5… Ng4 | 2 (29%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Braddan (1814) – BulatMusin (2154) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
- boban51 (1681) – LuxMinu (1775) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 3s
- M3p14 (1720) – Giggs01 (1733) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening (3… Nf6 4. d4) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. 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: 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.