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Chess Gambits — openings that offer material

A gambit is an opening that offers material — usually a pawn — in exchange for faster development or an attack.

This encyclopedia catalogues 23 opening families with “Gambit” in their name — 592 variation lines in total, each family page with a diagram and the full line list.

Queen's Gambit Declined
198 lines · ECO D02–D69
King's Gambit Accepted
137 lines · ECO C33–C39
Queen's Gambit Accepted
58 lines · ECO D20–D29
King's Gambit Declined
53 lines · ECO C30–C32
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted
22 lines · ECO D00–D00
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
18 lines · ECO D00–D00
Latvian Gambit
17 lines · ECO C40–C44
Vienna Gambit
15 lines · ECO C25–C25
Benko Gambit Accepted
10 lines · ECO A57–A59
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined
9 lines · ECO D00–D00
Englund Gambit
9 lines · ECO A40–A40
Latvian Gambit Accepted
9 lines · ECO C40–C40
Benko Gambit
8 lines · ECO A57–A59
Englund Gambit Declined
7 lines · ECO A40–A40
Benko Gambit Declined
6 lines · ECO A57–A57
Danish Gambit Accepted
6 lines · ECO C21–C21
Elephant Gambit
4 lines · ECO C40–C40
Danish Gambit
1 lines · ECO C21–C21
Danish Gambit Declined
1 lines · ECO C21–C21
Duras Gambit
1 lines · ECO B00–B00
Irish Gambit
1 lines · ECO C44–C44
King's Gambit
1 lines · ECO C30–C30
Queen's Gambit
1 lines · ECO D06–D06