Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Ringelbach Gambit
1. b3 f5 2. Bb2 e6 3. e4
The Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Ringelbach Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A01, reached after 1. b3 f5 2. Bb2 e6 3. e4. 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 18 times by this move order. White won 67%, 0% were drawn and Black won 33%. The most popular continuation is 3… fxe4 (61% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.65 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 3… Nc6 4. exf5 Nf6 5. fxe6 d5 6. g3)
- ECO
- A01
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. b3 f5 2. Bb2 e6 3. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 5 | |
| 2000+ | 12 | |
| All | 18 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… fxe4 | 11 (61%) | |
| 3… d5 | 3 (17%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 3 (17%) | |
| 3… f4 | 1 (6%) |
Master games
8 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 63%, draw 12%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- FM Philipp Enoeckl (2294) – Peter Mayerhofer (2160) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2018-19 · 2018-10-21
- Daniel Garcia Ramos (2209) – FM Marc Capellades Subirana (2225) 1-0 · 9th Sabadell Open 2016 · 2016-09-08
- CM Aleksandar Topalov (2239) – CM Franck Steenbekkers (2164) 1-0 · Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early · 2022-02-22
- FM Alessio De Santis (2223) – Wolfgang Fiedler (2006) 1-0 · 34th ChessOrg Open · 2018-02-23
- FM Alessio De Santis (2209) – Steffen Tuerschmann (1974) 1-0 · 41st Arco Open 2019 · 2019-10-07
Search all games of the Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Ringelbach Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- StehtWieNeEins (2375) – Sasap64 (2357) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
- Dobarr (2344) – giorgio1968 (2365) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- Kirill_t100107 (2299) – AbhishekSinghchess (2250) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Dutch Variation 1. b3 f5
More Nimzo-Larsen Attack lines (all)
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation (1. b3 d5) 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. Bb2 Nc6) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (2… Nc6 3. e3) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (3. c4 Nf6) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Pachman Gambit A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Polish Variation 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.