Caissa Codex
C60

Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit, Harding Countergambit, Fricke Gambit

Chess diagram: Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit, Harding Countergambit, Fricke Gambit after 5. O-O

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Statistics from Lichess

7 games: White 57.1% / Draw 0.0% / Black 42.9%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 22, 2026

Engine evaluation

0.00 The position is about equal

Best play: 5... Qxe5 6. d4 Qd6 7. exd5 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 Nb4 10. Nc3

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit, Harding Countergambit, Fricke Gambit (ECO C60, Open Games) is a gambit in the Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d5 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. O-O (5 moves).

In 7 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 57.1%, Black 42.9% and 0.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 5…Qxe5, in 86% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. O-O, the position after Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit, Harding Countergambit, Fricke Gambit (C60)”. Lichess data as of 22 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/ruy-lopez-spanish-countergambit-harding-countergambit-fricke-gambit

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