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Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3d53.exd5e4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit3.1M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
42%1.3M49%
28%867k44%
18%535k45%
7.5%230k52%
2.1%65k39%
1.1%35k35%
0.9%28k31%
0.1%4.1k39%
0.1%3.1k30%
0.1%2.8k35%
Famous games in this line69 master games
Movsesian, Sergei (2721) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2703)20101–0Ivanchuk, V.. (2678) – Gadimbayli, Abdulla (2470)20211–0Abasov, Nijat Azad (2664) – Gadimbayli, Abdulla Azar (2470)20200–1Jones, G.. (2670) – Hebden, M.. (2453)20211–0Kovchan, Alexander (2561) – Skatchkov, Pavel (2495)20031–0Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan (2554) – Skatchkov, Pavel (2486)20131–0Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael (2542) – Skatchkov, Pavel (2486)20131–0Ponkratov, Pavel (2469) – Skatchkov, Pavel (2506)20071–0
Heroes of this opening Movsesian, Sergei · Ivanchuk, V.. · Gadimbayli, Abdulla Azar · Jones, G..
Family
Elephant Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C40
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 e4
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