Zukertort Opening: Speelsmet Gambit
1. Nf3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. e3
The Zukertort Opening: Speelsmet Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A04, reached after 1. Nf3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. e3. It is a line of the Zukertort Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 21 times by this move order. White won 43%, 5% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 3… dxe3 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.73 (Stockfish, depth 41; best line 3… dxe3 4. Bxe3 Nf6 5. c4 b6 6. Bd3)
- ECO
- A04
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. e3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 16 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 21 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… dxe3 | 14 (67%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 5 (24%) | |
| 3… d3 | 1 (5%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 1 (5%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Anderssen2503 (2224) – DL-10 (2208) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- AjedrezFragil (2164) – Akkarin87 (2172) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Xhaka-Viking (2003) – knezdule (1994) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation 1. Nf3 c5
More Zukertort Opening lines (all)
- Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3) A04
- Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense, Drunken Knight Variation A04
- 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.