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- Grob Opening A00
- Grob Gambit A00
- Fritz Gambit A00
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Grob Opening: Romford Countergambit
Overview
Grob Opening: Romford Countergambit 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 is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 d4.
The line refines Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit, which traces back to the root opening Grob Opening.
It continues primarily into one named line, Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit, Romford Countergambit.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
12,634 games · White 53.3% / Draw 2.9% / Black 43.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bxb7 | 10,339 | |
| Qb3 | 1,883 | |
| d3 | 224 | |
| Qa4+ | 97 | |
| c5 | 32 | |
| h3 | 19 | |
| Nf3 | 16 | |
| e3 | 6 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:27:15
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