Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Nanu Gambit
1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. c4 Qe6 7. Bd3
The Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Nanu Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B20, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. c4 Qe6 7. Bd3. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 100% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 7… e4 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.19 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 7… Be7 8. O-O e4 9. Re1 Qf6 10. Bxe4)
- ECO
- B20
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. c4 Qe6 7. Bd3
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7… e4 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
29 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 55%, draw 11%, Black 34%). The strongest:
- GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2604) – FM Igor L. Vakhlamov (2413) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-29
- IM B.S. Shivananda (2382) – GM Igor Yagupov (2428) 0-1 · 6th Mayors Cup 2013 · 2013-05-31
- FM Killian Delaney (2314) – GM Pia Cramling (2464) 1/2-1/2 · 4NCL Online Div1 2020 · 2020-06-02
- FM Vit Vilimek (2282) – GM Kayden Troff (2482) 0-1 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 13th Nov 2025 · 2025-11-13
- FM Nikita Shandrygin (2209) – IM Renato Terry (2500) 1-0 · Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 · 2026-09-01
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Nanu Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- wallie666 (2382) – blitzkolik (2342) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marshall Variation 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3
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.