Zukertort Opening: Vos Gambit
1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 e5
The Zukertort Opening: Vos Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A04, reached after 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 e5. 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 590 times by this move order. White won 54%, 3% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 3. dxe5 (75% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.37 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 3. dxe5 Nc6 4. Bg5 Qd7 5. exd6 Bxd6)
- ECO
- A04
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 219 | |
| 1500-1999 | 290 | |
| 2000+ | 81 | |
| All | 590 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. dxe5 | 440 (75%) | |
| 3. c4 | 31 (5%) | |
| 3. e3 | 29 (5%) | |
| 3. d5 | 24 (4%) | |
| 3. e4 | 12 (2%) | |
| 3. Bg5 | 12 (2%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 11 (2%) | |
| 3. c3 | 10 (2%) |
Master games
60 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 17%, Black 48%). The strongest:
- GM Manuel Petrosyan (2620) – GM Gareev, T. (2573) 1-0 · World Blitz 2021 · 2021-12-30
- GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (2691) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · Titled Tue 29th Oct Early · 2024-10-29
- GM David Anton Guijarro (2671) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Mar Early · 2024-03-26
- GM Alexander Donchenko (2639) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · Titled Tue 25th Jun Early · 2024-06-25
- GM Rasmus Svane (2633) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · Titled Tue 25th Jun Late · 2024-06-25
Search all games of the Zukertort Opening: Vos Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ji0sqwqgt (2686) – CM PchelkinVK (2654) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- GM JThybo (2602) – Neverland3000 (2444) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- Gyalog75 (2572) – Tsalko_vadim (2472) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation 1. Nf3 d6
More Zukertort Opening lines (all)
- Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3) A04
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- 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: Polish Defense 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.