Caissa Codex
A00

Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Keres Gambit

Chess diagram: Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Keres Gambit after 4. c3

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Statistics from Lichess

58 games: White 43.1% / Draw 3.4% / Black 53.4%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 1, 2026

Engine evaluation

−2.35 Black is clearly better

Best play: 4... Bxg4 5. Qb3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Bc8 7. cxd4 c6 8. Qe3+ Qe7 9. Nc3

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Keres Gambit (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a gambit in the Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, reached after 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 (4 moves).

In 58 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 43.1%, Black 53.4% and 3.4% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 4…Bxg4, in 45% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 2…e5 3. d4 exd4 4. c3, the position after Grob Opening: Grob Gambit also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Keres Gambit (A00)”. Lichess data as of 1 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/grob-opening-grob-gambit-keres-gambit

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