Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Norfolk Gambit 3…c5 4. e4
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Statistics from Lichess
544 games: White 40.1% / Draw 5.3% / Black 54.6%
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026
Engine evaluation
−1.40 Black is better
Best play: 4... Nxe4 5. g3 Nc6 6. Ne5 Nxe5 7. Bxe5 Qd7 8. Qe2 Qe6 9. Bb2
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Norfolk Gambit (ECO A06, Flank Openings) is a gambit in the Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 c5 4. e4 (4 moves).
In 544 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 40.1%, Black 54.6% and 5.3% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 4…dxe4, in 42% of those games.
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How to answer 4. e4
The most played answer, 4…dxe4, also scores best for Black: 62.1%, with Black winning 59.3% and White 35.1% of 231 games. Of the main answers, 4…d4 scores lowest: 53.2%. Stockfish's first choice is 4…Nxe4.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
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Caissa Codex. “Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Norfolk Gambit (A06)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/nimzo-larsen-attack-norfolk-gambit-2