Tree path 3 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Elephant Gambit
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
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Elephant Gambit
Overview
Elephant Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C40, 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.
The line arises from 4 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5.
The line refines King's Knight Opening, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 3 documented sub-systems: Maróczy Gambit, Paulsen Countergambit, Wasp Variation.
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- ECO code
- C40
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- King's Knight Opening
- Direct variations
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
7,712,267 games · White 46.8% / Draw 4.1% / Black 49.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 4,443,601 | |
| Nxe5 | 1,831,736 | |
| d4 | 461,684 | |
| Nc3 | 366,119 | |
| d3 | 311,715 | |
| Bc4 | 137,782 | |
| Bb5+ | 43,195 | |
| Bd3 | 36,055 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:02:08
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