Owen Defense: Hekili-Loa Gambit

1. e4 b6 2. d4 c5 3. dxc5 Nc6

The Owen Defense: Hekili-Loa Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B00, reached after 1. e4 b6 2. d4 c5 3. dxc5 Nc6. It is a line of the Owen Defense. White is to move.

This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.

Engine evaluation: +1.14 (Stockfish, depth 29; best line 4. cxb6 axb6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Nc3 Nf6)

ECO

B00

Moves

6 plies

FEN

r1bqkbnr/p2ppppp/1pn5/2P5/4P3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 1 4

PGN

1. e4 b6 2. d4 c5 3. dxc5 Nc6

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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.