List of chess gambits

This is a list of chess openings that are gambits. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, ECO code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation.

Alekhine's Defense Alekhine Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 dxe5 7.Nxe5 John Tracy Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nf3 Krejcik Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.Bc4 Nxe4 3.Bxf7+ Buntin Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.e6 Geschev Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 c6 O'Sullivan Gambit – B03 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 b5 Myers Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.Bg5 Spielmann Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6 Cambridge Gambit – B03 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 g5 Lasker Simul Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Matsukevich Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 d6 7.Bg5 Mikėnas Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nxd5 exd5 8.Bxd5

Bird's Opening From's Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 Swiss Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4 Williams Gambit – A03 – 1.f4 d5 2.e4 Hobbs Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 g5 Bahr Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.Nc3 Sturm Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.c4 Wagner–Zwitersch Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4 Lasker Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 f6 Platz Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 Ne7 Schlechter Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 Nc6 Batavo Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.e4 dxe4 Langheld Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Nf6 Siegener Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 c5 4.c3 Thomas Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 d4 4.Nf3 c5 5.e3 Prokofiev Gambit – A03 – 1.f4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.d3

Bishop's Opening Calabrian Countergambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 f5 Boden–Kieseritzky Gambit – C24 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxe4 4.Nc3 Greco Gambit – C24 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.f4 Ponziani Gambit – C24 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 Urusov Gambit – C24 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 Khan Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 d5 Keidansky Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qxd4 Lewis Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.d4 Stein Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.f4 Anderssen Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 b5 3.Bxb5 c6 Thorold Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 b5 3.Bxb5 f5 Wing Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Four Pawns Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.f4 exf4 5.Nf3 Be7 6.d4 Bh4+ 7.g3 fxg3 8.0-0 gxh2+ 9.Kh1 Lewis Countergambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.c3 d5 McDonnell Double Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.f4 La Bourdonnais–Denker Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.c3 Lopez Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qe2 Nf6 4.f4

Blackmar–Diemer Gambit Blackmar Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.f3 Blackmar–Diemer Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 – also 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3 Lemberger Countergambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 e5 Rasa-Studier Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Be3 Von Popiel Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Brombacher Countergambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 c5 Elbert Countergambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 e5 Ryder Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Qxf3 Pfrang Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 e6 5.fxe4 Duthilleul Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bd3 Tejler Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Qxf3 Qxd4 6.Be3 Qg4

Caro–Kann Defense Mieses Gambit – B12 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3 Alien Gambit – B15 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7 Martian Gambit – B15 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng5 Bg6 6.N1f3 h6 7.Ne6 Hector Gambit – B12 – 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Ng5 Schaeffer Gambit – B10 – 1.e4 c6 2.Bc4 d5 3.Bb3 dxe4 4.Qh5 Ulysses Gambit – B12 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Ng5 Von Hennig Gambit – B15 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Bc4 Alekhine Gambit – B15 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Maróczy Gambit – B12 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 dxe4 4.fxe4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Bc4 Fianchetto Gambit – B13 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.cxd5 Bg7 Rasa–Studier Gambit – B15 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3

Center Game Danish Gambit – C21 – 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3

English Opening Jaenisch Gambit – A10 – 1.c4 b5 Achilles-Omega Gambit – A10 – 1.c4 Nf6 2.e4 Hickmann Gambit – A10 – 1.c4 f5 2.e4 Wade Gambit – A10 – 1.c4 f5 2.g4 Wing Gambit – A30 – 1.c4 c5 2.b4 Loehn Gambit – A10 – 1.c4 d5 2.cxd5 e6 Schulz Gambit – A10 – 1.c4 d5 2.cxd5 Nf6 Chabanon Gambit – A10 – 1.c4 f5 2.Nf3 d6 3.e4 Ferenc Gambit – A10 – 1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 Napolitano Gambit – A30 – 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.b4 Kahiko–Hula Gambit – A20 – 1.c4 e5 2.e3 Nf6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 Nei Gambit – A19 – 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 c5 4.e5 Ng8 Romanishin Gambit – A13 – 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 a6 4.Bg2 b5 Bellón Gambit – A22 – 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 b5

French Defense Bäuerle Gambit – C01 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 b5 Alapin Gambit – C00 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3 Papa-Ticulat Gambit – C00 – 1.e4 e6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 Perseus Gambit – C01 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Diemer–Duhm Gambit – C00 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.c4 Frenkel Gambit – C02 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4 Orthoschnapp Gambit – C00 – 1.e4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 4.Qb3 Alekhine–Maróczy Gambit – C15 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Ne2 Winckelmann–Riemer Gambit – C15 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Wing Gambit – C00 – 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4 Ellis Gambit – C10 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 e5 Shaposhnikov Gambit – C07 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Nf6 Nimzowitsch Gambit – C02 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Qg4 Ruisdonk Gambit – C02 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Bd3 Wolf Gambit – C12 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.Ne2 Kunin Double Gambit – C15 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd2 dxe4 5.Qg4 Qxd4 Milner-Barry Gambit – C02 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 Albin–Chatard Gambit – C13 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 Bxg5 7.hxg5 Qxg5

Grob's Attack Basman Gambit – A00 – 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 h5 3.gxh5 Fritz Gambit – A00 – 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 Bxg4 3.c4 Romford Countergambit – A00 – 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 Bxg4 3.c4 d4

Indian Defense Benko Gambit (Volga Gambit) – A57 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 Hjoerring Countergambit – A57 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.e4 Mutkin Countergambit – A57 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.g4 Blumenfeld Countergambit – E10 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 b5 Devin Gambit – A50 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g4 Omega Gambit – A45 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.e4 Budapest Gambit – A51 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 Lazard Gambit – A45 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nd2 e5 Maddigan Gambit – A45 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 Medusa Gambit – A50 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g5 Pyrenees Gambit – A50 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b5 Adorjan Gambit – A60 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.d5 b5 Leko Gambit – A70 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 e5 Schnepper Gambit – A47 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.c3 e5 Arafat Gambit – A45 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.e4 Nxe4 3.Bd3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Stummer Gambit – A45 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4 Nxg4 3.e4 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3

Italian Game Lucchini Gambit – C50 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 f5 Nakhmanson Gambit – C56 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.Nc3 Evans Gambit – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Fried Liver Attack – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Rousseau Gambit – C50 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 Blackburne Shilling Gambit – C50 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 Jerome Gambit – C50 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Italian Gambit – C50 –1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d4 Neumann Gambit – C55 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Alexandre Gambit – C55 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 f5 Hein Countergambit – C51 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 d5 Ponziani–Steinitz Gambit – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Nxe4 Traxler Counterattack – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 Albin Gambit – C53 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.0-0 Deutz Gambit – C55 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d4 Kloss Gambit – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nb4 Walbrodt–Baird Gambit – C54 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.0-0 Leonhardt Countergambit – C52 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 b5

King's Gambit Falkbeer Countergambit – C31 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 Panteldakis Countergambit – C30 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 f5 Basman Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Qe2 Bishop's Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Breyer Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Qf3 Gama Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.g3 King's Knight Gambit – C34 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Mason–Keres Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nc3 Orsini Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.b3 Paris Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Ne2 Villemson Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.d4 Schurig Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bb5 Stamma Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.h4 Tartakower Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Be2 Hinrichsen Gambit – C31 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.d4 Schurig Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bb5 Gianutio Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 f5 Bishop Gambit, Kieseritzky Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 b5 Gianutio Countergambit – C34 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 f5 Miles Gambit – C31 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 Bc5 Nimzowitsch–Marshall Countergambit – C31 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 c6 Quaade Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Nc3 Rosentreter Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.d4 g4 Rotlewi Countergambit – C30 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.b4 Charousek Gambit – C31 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Bledow Countergambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 d5 4.Bxd5 Nf6 Bryan Countergambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ 4.Kf1 b5 Blachly Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Nc6 Pickler Gambit – C31 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 c6 4.dxc6 Bc5 Allgaier Gambit – C39 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5 Hanstein Gambit – C39 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.0-0 Lolli Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Bxf7+ McDonnell Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Nc3 Muzio Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0 Philidor Gambit – C38 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.h4 Sørensen Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.d4 g4 5.Nc3 Sørensen Gambit Salvio Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Ne5 Charousek Gambit – C32 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Bertin Gambit – C35 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Bh4+ 5.g3 Ghulam Kassim Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.d4 Kieseritzky Gambit – C39 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Greco Gambit – C38 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.h4 h6 6.d4 d6 Rice Gambit – C39 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Nf6 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Bd6 8.0-0 Silberschmidt Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Ne5 Qh4+ 6.Kf1 Nh6 7.d4 f3 Blackburne Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Nc3 Bello Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0 gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.Nc3 Cochrane Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Ne5 Qh4+ 6.Kf1 f3 Bird Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.d4 g4 5.Ne5 Qh4+ 6.g3 Mayet Gambit – C38 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.d4 d6 6.c3 Cotter Gambit – C39 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 h6 6.Nxf7

Philidor Defense Lopez Countergambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 Philidor Countergambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 Bird Gambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 Morphy Gambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Albin–Blackburne Gambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.dxe5 Nd7 Shirov Gambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7 4.Nc3 Ngf6 5.g4

Queen's Gambit Albin Countergambit – D08 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 Diemer Gambit – D10 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e4 Slav Gambit – D21 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 b5 Salvio Countergambit – D06 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.dxc5 d4 Lazard Gambit – D07 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e5 Tartakower Gambit – D07 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 Tan Gambit – D07 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 c6