St. George Defense: Zilbermints Gambit
1. e4 a6 2. d4 e5
The St. George Defense: Zilbermints Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B00, reached after 1. e4 a6 2. d4 e5. It is a line of the St. George Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 27 times by this move order. White won 56%, 7% were drawn and Black won 37%. The most popular continuation is 3. d5 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.03 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 3. dxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg5 Be7)
- ECO
- B00
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 a6 2. d4 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 19 | |
| 1500-1999 | 7 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 27 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. d5 | 13 (48%) | |
| 3. dxe5 | 9 (33%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 4 (15%) | |
| 3. c3 | 1 (4%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- Enis Metin (2030) – FM Ilay Zakin (2178) 0-1 · Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early · 2024-09-03
Search all games of the St. George Defense: Zilbermints Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- reshetnyckow (2270) – DeepFella (2278) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Yas1360 (1883) – zaziam (1831) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Hasanpour-esmaeel (1632) – bachthien (1619) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
St. George Defense 1. e4 a6
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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.