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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense C40
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King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit, Chigorin Gambit
Overview
King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit, Chigorin Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C40 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 Qe7 4. Nf3 d5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C40
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
4,169 games · White 53.0% / Draw 5.9% / Black 41.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d3 | 2,941 | |
| Be2 | 421 | |
| Nc3 | 245 | |
| e5 | 204 | |
| Qe2 | 193 | |
| Bb5+ | 82 | |
| d4 | 48 | |
| Bd3 | 26 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:51:04
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