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Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Shaviliuk Gambit
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Shaviliuk Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code D00 within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 e5, after 4 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- D00
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
105,764 games · White 48.6% / Draw 4.0% / Black 47.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe5 | 71,719 | |
| e4 | 10,473 | |
| e3 | 7,322 | |
| Nf3 | 6,690 | |
| Bf4 | 5,706 | |
| f3 | 950 | |
| a3 | 771 | |
| g3 | 481 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:02:54
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