Zukertort Opening: Pachman Gambit
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3
The Zukertort Opening: Pachman Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A06, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3. It is a line of the Zukertort Opening. Black 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: −0.50 (Stockfish, depth 35; best line 4… cxb3 5. axb3 e6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O)
- ECO
- A06
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3
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Comes from
Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3 d5) 1. Nf3 d5
More Zukertort Opening lines (all)
- Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3) A04
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- Zukertort Opening: Basman Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Drunken Cavalry Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit A04
- Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred A04
- Zukertort Opening: Pirc 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.