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A00

Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, Schiller Defense

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Overview

Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, Schiller Defense is a gambit, classified under ECO code A00 within the Flank Openings family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. g4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 h5.

It is a variation of Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening Grob Opening.

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ECO code
A00
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
6
Parent
Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit

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