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Borg Defense: Borg Gambit

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1.e4g52.d4Bg7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Borg Defense: Borg Gambit254k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%127k50%
12%32k53%
9%23k48%
8.6%22k55%
6.5%17k51%
3.5%9.0k51%
3.2%8.1k51%
2.3%5.8k55%
1%2.4k51%
0.8%2.0k49%
Famous games in this line13 master games
Rubinetti, Jorge Alberto (2450) – Brito Garcia, Alfredo (2400)19921–0Petrienko, Vladimir (2450) – Svatos, Jan (2370)19921–0Pritchett, Craig William (2400) – Basman, Michael J (2395)19860–1Vouldis, Angelos (2425) – Papastavropoulos, Andreas (2250)1996½–½Mashinskaya, Iulia (2205) – Vlassov, Nikolai (2466)20041–0Willow, Jonah B (2353) – Basman, M. (2273)20211–0Relyea, Alexander (2289) – Blomquist, Gary (2313)20211–0Aagaard, J. (2435) – Belakovskaia, A. (2166)20251–0
Heroes of this opening Rubinetti, Jorge Alberto · Petrienko, Vladimir · Basman, Michael J · Mashinskaya, Iulia
Family
Borg Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B00
Line
1. e4 g5 2. d4 Bg7
Gambit
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