Sodium Attack: Durkin Gambit

1. Na3 e5 2. Nc4 Nc6 3. e4 f5

The Sodium Attack: Durkin Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Na3 e5 2. Nc4 Nc6 3. e4 f5. It is a line of the Sodium Attack. White is to move.

This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.

Engine evaluation: −0.22 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 4. Nf3 fxe4 5. Nfxe5 Nxe5 6. Nxe5 Nf6)

ECO: A00
Moves: 6 plies
FEN: r1bqkbnr/pppp2pp/2n5/4pp2/2N1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 4
PGN: 1. Na3 e5 2. Nc4 Nc6 3. e4 f5

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Master games

2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:

CM Matfey Rogov (2291) – CM Jozsef Matyas Herpai (2043) 0-1 · Titled Tue 24th Dec Late · 2024-12-24
CM Matfey Rogov (2152) – FM Alfeu Junior Varela Bueno (2155) 0-1 · Titled Tue 27th Feb Late · 2024-02-27

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Sodium Attack 1. Na3

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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.