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Duras Gambit
Overview
Duras Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO B00 in the Semi-Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It begins with 2 plies and takes 1. e4 f5 to reach the canonical position.
It branches immediately from King's Pawn Game in the opening tree.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- B00
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- King's Pawn Game
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Statistics from Lichess
2,635,579 games · White 51.3% / Draw 3.5% / Black 45.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exf5 | 1,698,728 | |
| e5 | 392,019 | |
| Nc3 | 196,248 | |
| Nf3 | 86,192 | |
| d3 | 79,207 | |
| Bc4 | 46,631 | |
| d4 | 41,160 | |
| f3 | 30,478 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:49:39
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