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Grob Opening: Grob Gambit Declined
Overview
Grob Opening: Grob Gambit Declined belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A00, 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 begins with 4 plies and takes 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, which traces back to the root opening Grob Opening.
The line splits into 2 documented sub-systems: Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Richter-Grob Gambit, Grob Opening: Spike Attack.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Grob Opening: Grob Gambit
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
719,152 games · White 46.1% / Draw 4.4% / Black 49.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c4 | 309,894 | |
| h3 | 195,237 | |
| g5 | 145,489 | |
| e3 | 26,279 | |
| e4 | 12,406 | |
| d4 | 10,211 | |
| c3 | 7,893 | |
| d3 | 3,256 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:26:02
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