Owen Defense: Wind Gambit
1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. f3 e5
The Owen Defense: Wind Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B00, reached after 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. f3 e5. It is a line of the Owen Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 26 times by this move order. White won 42%, 12% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 4. d5 (46% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.64 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 4. dxe5 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Ne2 Qh4+)
- ECO
- B00
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. f3 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5 | |
| 1500-1999 | 13 | |
| 2000+ | 8 | |
| All | 26 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. d5 | 12 (46%) | |
| 4. dxe5 | 6 (23%) | |
| 4. c3 | 4 (15%) | |
| 4. Ne2 | 1 (4%) | |
| 4. Bd3 | 1 (4%) | |
| 4. c4 | 1 (4%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 1 (4%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- WIM Angie Garcia (1951) – Bryan Weisz (2069) 1-0 · Titled Tue 12th Nov Late · 2024-11-12
Search all games of the Owen Defense: Wind Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- DIKISANA (2353) – nimafakhar (2275) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- utisch (2179) – OpeningBeast (2308) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
- d11021985 (2211) – OpeningBeast (2254) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Owen Defense 1. e4 b6
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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.