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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Owen Defense B00
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Owen Defense: Wind Gambit
Overview
Owen Defense: Wind Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code B00 within the Semi-Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. f3 e5, after 6 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Owen Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- B00
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Owen Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
7,794 games · White 49.6% / Draw 4.4% / Black 46.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 4,545 | |
| dxe5 | 1,436 | |
| c3 | 571 | |
| Be3 | 496 | |
| Ne2 | 264 | |
| Bd3 | 132 | |
| Nc3 | 105 | |
| c4 | 104 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:18:24
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