Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit, Brigg's Trap
1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qe2 Qd4
The Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit, Brigg's Trap is a chess opening classified as ECO A06, reached after 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qe2 Qd4. 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 213 times by this move order. White won 75%, 2% were drawn and Black won 23%. The most popular continuation is 6. Qb5+ (81% of games).
Engine evaluation: +3.84 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 6. Qb5+ Nbd7 7. Qxf5 g6 8. Qh3 h6)
- ECO
- A06
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
rn2kb1r/ppp1pppp/5n2/5bN1/3qp3/2N5/PPPPQPPP/R1B1KB1R w KQkq - 6 6- PGN
1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qe2 Qd4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 33 | |
| 1500-1999 | 167 | |
| 2000+ | 13 | |
| All | 213 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Qb5+ | 173 (81%) | |
| 6. Nb5 | 26 (12%) | |
| 6. g3 | 5 (2%) | |
| 6. b3 | 3 (1%) | |
| 6. d3 | 3 (1%) | |
| 6. f3 | 1 (0%) | |
| 6. h3 | 1 (0%) | |
| 6. Qc4 | 1 (0%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- AfrimBellanica (2207) – pawnstorm2486 (2244) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- berishak (2042) – B_A_B1988 (2272) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Zabumabu (2188) – dym2023 (2104) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3
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.