Sicilian Defense: Brussels Gambit
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 f5
The Sicilian Defense: Brussels Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B27, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 f5. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 166 times by this move order. White won 42%, 3% were drawn and Black won 55%. The most popular continuation is 3. exf5 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.85 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 3. exf5 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. Bb5 Bxf5)
- ECO
- B27
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 54 | |
| 1500-1999 | 51 | |
| 2000+ | 61 | |
| All | 166 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. exf5 | 94 (57%) | |
| 3. e5 | 27 (16%) | |
| 3. d4 | 16 (10%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 10 (6%) | |
| 3. Bc4 | 8 (5%) | |
| 3. d3 | 6 (4%) | |
| 3. Ng5 | 2 (1%) | |
| 3. Bb5 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
14 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 0%, Black 57%). The strongest:
- IM Kirill Kuderinov (2409) – IM Piotr Brodowski (2443) 1-0 · Titled Tue 8th Mar Early · 2022-03-08
- GM Mikhail Golubev (2461) – Jacob Dreelinck (2319) 0-1 · Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early · 2024-04-23
- IM Alexander Velikanov (2387) – Jacob Dreelinck (2319) 1-0 · Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early · 2024-04-23
- FM Julio Javier Alonso Bouza (2290) – FM Marton Prorok (2304) 0-1 · FSIM October 2015 · 2015-10-12
- FM Dmitry Kononenko (2207) – FM Jacob Dreelinck (2310) 1-0 · Titled Tue 21st May Early · 2024-05-21
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Brussels Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Jampot0101 (2388) – ieracidea (2290) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
- Rafael_torres_flores (2237) – HoofHeadGoal (2314) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
- KeinKamel (2296) – Eurostar (2241) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense (1… c5 2. Nf3) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Double-Dutch Gambit B27 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5 Nh6
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit B20
- Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
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.