Grob Opening: Grob Gambit
1.g4 d5 2.Bg2
The Grob Opening: Grob Gambit is a chess opening line in the Grob Opening complex, reached after 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2.
It is catalogued under code A00 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
The defining move Bg2 is chosen by White on move 2.
4 named continuations branch from this position, including the Basman Gambit and the Fritz Gambit.
Named variations
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