Zukertort Opening: Shabalov Gambit
1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b5
The Zukertort Opening: Shabalov Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A04, reached after 1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b5. It is a line of the Zukertort Opening. White 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: +0.87 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 5. cxb5 axb5 6. Nxb5 Be7 7. a4 Nf6)
- ECO
- A04
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b5
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- 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.