Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Pachman Gambit
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. f4
The Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Pachman Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A01, reached after 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. f4. It is a line of the Nimzo-Larsen Attack. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 61 times by this move order. White won 46%, 3% were drawn and Black won 51%. The most popular continuation is 3… exf4 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.95 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 3… exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 fxe3 6. Qe2)
- ECO
- A01
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. f4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 14 | |
| 1500-1999 | 37 | |
| 2000+ | 10 | |
| All | 61 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… exf4 | 29 (48%) | |
| 3… d6 | 12 (20%) | |
| 3… e4 | 10 (16%) | |
| 3… f6 | 3 (5%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 3 (5%) | |
| 3… d5 | 2 (3%) | |
| 3… Qe7 | 1 (2%) | |
| 3… Bd6 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- FM Jens Albert Ramsdal (2313) – WFM Juliette Cornileau (2083) 1-0 · Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late · 2024-10-22
Search all games of the Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Pachman Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Grzesiek1123 (2318) – humbold (2359) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
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- mehmetbal79 (2239) – iat00 (2154) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (2. Bb2 Nc6) 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6
More Nimzo-Larsen Attack lines (all)
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation (1. b3 d5) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Dutch Variation A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English Variation A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Graz Attack A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Variation A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (1. b3 e5) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (2… Nc6 3. e3) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (3. c4 Nf6) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Polish Variation A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Ringelbach Gambit A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Spike Variation A01
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.