Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit
1. Nf3 g5
The Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A04, reached after 1. Nf3 g5. It is a line of the Zukertort Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 544 times by this move order. White won 51%, 6% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 2. Nxg5 (65% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.21 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 2. Nxg5 d5 3. g3 c5 4. d3 Nc6)
- ECO
- A04
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 g5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 117 | |
| 1500-1999 | 180 | |
| 2000+ | 247 | |
| All | 544 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Nxg5 | 353 (65%) | |
| 2. g3 | 50 (9%) | |
| 2. d4 | 47 (9%) | |
| 2. e4 | 16 (3%) | |
| 2. h3 | 16 (3%) | |
| 2. d3 | 15 (3%) | |
| 2. c4 | 14 (3%) | |
| 2. b3 | 10 (2%) |
Master games
217 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 53%, draw 5%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- GM Georg Meier (2620) – GM Lucas Van Foreest (2529) 1-0 · Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early · 2024-01-02
- GM Maksim Chigaev (2631) – IM Thomas Beerdsen (2453) 0-1 · Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 · 2021-04-03
- GM Rasmus Svane (2613) – IM Thomas Beerdsen (2453) 1-0 · Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 · 2021-04-03
- GM Quang Liem Le (2731) – FM Adrian Soderstrom (2330) 1-0 · Titled Tue 28th Nov Late · 2023-11-28
- GM Sune Berg Hansen (2508) – GM Luca Jr Moroni (2549) 1-0 · Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early · 2025-07-22
Search all games of the Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM rhinoceros2015 (2673) – July16Q (2619) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- symbiote (2547) – GolfeDuMorbihan (2699) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- qwerty7777777777 (2527) – GolfeDuMorbihan (2672) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3) 1. Nf3
More Zukertort Opening lines (all)
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- Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Drunken Cavalry Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred A04
- Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Polish Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation A04
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.