Richter-Veresov Attack: Malich Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. e4 dxe4 6. d5
The Richter-Veresov Attack: Malich Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D01, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. e4 dxe4 6. d5. It is a line of the Richter-Veresov Attack. Black 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 6… Bf5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.39 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 6… f5 7. Bb5+ Nd7 8. f3 Bg7 9. fxe4)
- ECO
- D01
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. e4 dxe4 6. d5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Bf5 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
4 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 25%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- GM Gennadij Sagalchik (2434) – GM Haowen Xue (2518) 0-1 · Titled Tue 27th May Early · 2025-05-27
- Teo Balen (2001) – IM Nenad Doric (2249) 1/2-1/2 · Krk Golden Island Open · 2020-11-07
- FM Nicolo Napoli (2228) – CM Sharath Radhakrishnan (2021) 1-0 · Titled Tue 21st Jan Early · 2025-01-21
- Benjamin Kardis (1939) – Adrian Zetocha (2276) 1-0 · TCh-SVK 2021-22 · 2022-05-07
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- Mishy64 (2011) – Dejan711980 (2051) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Richter-Veresov Attack (2… d5 3. Bg5) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5
More Richter-Veresov Attack lines (all)
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.