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English Opening: Zilbermints Gambit
Overview
English Opening: Zilbermints Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A10, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It is reached after 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 g5 2. d4 e5.
The line refines English Opening: Myers Defense, which traces back to the root opening English Opening.
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- ECO code
- A10
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
588 games · White 55.6% / Draw 4.3% / Black 40.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe5 | 303 | |
| d5 | 116 | |
| Nc3 | 59 | |
| Nf3 | 50 | |
| e3 | 34 | |
| e4 | 10 | |
| Bxg5 | 9 | |
| h4 | 4 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:40:33
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