Réti Opening: Zilbermints Gambit
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 b5
The Réti Opening: Zilbermints Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A09, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 b5. It is a line of the Réti Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 3. cxb5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.30 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. g3 b4 5. Bg2 Bb7)
- ECO
- A09
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 b5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. cxb5 | 1 (100%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FiveCentBuckeye (1831) – F1sh_not_Stock (1885) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Réti Opening 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4
More Réti Opening lines (all)
- Réti Opening: Advance Variation A09
- Réti Opening: Advance Variation, Michel Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Advance Variation, Navara Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Penguin Variation A09
- Réti Opening: Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Réti Accepted A09
- Réti Opening: Réti Gambit, Keres Variation A09
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (2… d5 3. e3) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (3… Nf6 4. Qc2) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (4… Nbd7 5. Qc2) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 e5) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 Bd6) A11
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.