Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit, Andreaschek Gambit
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. c3
The Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit, Andreaschek Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B21, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. c3. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 186 times by this move order. White won 47%, 7% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 4… dxc3 (59% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.09 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 4… Nc6 5. cxd4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3)
- ECO
- B21
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. c3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 30 | |
| 1500-1999 | 69 | |
| 2000+ | 87 | |
| All | 186 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… dxc3 | 109 (59%) | |
| 4… Nc6 | 58 (31%) | |
| 4… Nf6 | 8 (4%) | |
| 4… d3 | 4 (2%) | |
| 4… Qa5 | 2 (1%) | |
| 4… d5 | 2 (1%) | |
| 4… Bc5 | 1 (1%) | |
| 4… d6 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
25 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 52%, draw 12%, Black 36%). The strongest:
- FM Kirill Bazyrtsyrenov (2251) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2732) 0-1 · Titled Tue 25th Jul Early · 2023-07-25
- IM Vilka Sipila (2402) – GM Boris Savchenko (2564) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 8th Sept · 2020-09-08
- Patrick Perry (2296) – GM Denis Lazavik (2578) 0-1 · Titled Tue 28th Jan Late · 2025-01-28
- GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov (2596) – FM Maksim Volkov (2271) 1-0 · Titled Tue 19th Dec Early · 2023-12-19
- IM Vilka Sipila (2402) – IM Timofey Iljin (2273) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 13th Oct · 2020-10-13
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit, Andreaschek Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM jeronimozapata02 (2594) – messi_is_goat (2629) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- LoveBits (2449) – BlackScholesModel (2587) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Ozryel (2402) – lasker_27 (2370) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
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- 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.