Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit

1. Nf3 e5

Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit after 1. Nf3 e5 87654321abcdefgh

The Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A04, reached after 1. Nf3 e5. It is a line of the Zukertort Opening. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.

In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 14,886 times by this move order. White won 54%, 4% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 2. Nxe5 (61% of games).

Engine evaluation: +1.32 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 2. Nxe5 Nc6 3. Nxc6 dxc6 4. e4 f5)

ECO
A04
Moves
2 plies
FEN
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PGN
1. Nf3 e5

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Results by rating

Average ratingGamesWhite / draw / Black
0-14998,79453%43%
1500-19995,27255%42%
2000+82056%39%
All14,88654%42%

Most played moves

MoveGamesWhite / draw / Black
2. Nxe59,040 (61%)57%40%
2. e42,104 (14%)50%46%
2. g3800 (5%)48%48%
2. d4752 (5%)53%44%
2. Nc3647 (4%)51%45%
2. d3635 (4%)50%46%
2. c4320 (2%)53%43%
2. e3254 (2%)51%45%

Master games

82 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 7%, Black 39%). The strongest:

Search all games of the Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit and its sub-variations

Highest-rated Lichess games

Comes from

Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3) 1. Nf3

Continuations

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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.