Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Center Game › Center Game Accepted › Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit
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- King's Pawn Game C20
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Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit
Overview
Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C21, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Bc4, after 5 plies of opening development.
The line refines Center Game Accepted, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
Explore the position on the interactive board, study its real-world results from Lichess, and challenge the engine when you are ready.
- ECO code
- C21
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Center Game Accepted
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Statistics from Lichess
1,118,671 games · White 53.5% / Draw 3.6% / Black 42.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 462,801 | |
| Nf6 | 170,209 | |
| d6 | 131,416 | |
| c5 | 110,197 | |
| Bc5 | 81,262 | |
| Bb4+ | 38,217 | |
| c6 | 29,021 | |
| d5 | 20,964 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:10:20
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