Ware Opening: Wing Gambit
1. a4 b5 2. axb5 Bb7
The Ware Opening: Wing Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. a4 b5 2. axb5 Bb7. It is a line of the Ware Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 3 times by this move order. White won 0%, 33% were drawn and Black won 67%. The most popular continuation is 3. b4 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.03 (Stockfish, depth 37; best line 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 a6)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. a4 b5 2. axb5 Bb7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. b4 | 1 (33%) | |
| 3. Ra4 | 1 (33%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 1 (33%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- WolRyung (1896) – now_inebriated (1968) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Makarss (1122) – mylleri100 (964) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 3s
- araujo_J (800) – Snobyw (604) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 1200 + 0s
Comes from
Ware Opening 1. a4
More Ware Opening lines (all)
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.