Grob Opening: Complete Guide

Pure provocation — 1.g4 grabs kingside space on move one and dares Black to prove it's a mistake. Drill every main line against an adaptive engine, backed by real Lichess win rates and Stockfish evaluations.

33 variations 20,853,297 total games Avg Stockfish -0.83

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All 33 variations of the Grob Opening

Openings & Plans Grob Opening ECO A00 7M games Anti-Openings Grob Opening ECO A00 7M games Gambits Grob Opening: Grob Gambit ECO A00 1M games Gambits Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit ECO A00 671K games Gambits Grob Opening: Grob Gambit: Bxg4 ECO A00 671K games Openings & Plans Grob Opening: Spike, Hurst Attack ECO A00 622K games Gambits Grob Opening: Grob Gambit Declined ECO A00 360K games Openings & Plans Grob Opening: c5 ECO A00 335K games Openings & Plans Grob Opening: d5 ECO A00 333K games Openings & Plans Grob Opening: d6 ECO A00 182K games Anti-Openings Grob Opening: b6 ECO A00 182K games Gambits Grob Opening: Grob Gambit: e5 ECO A00 88K games Gambits Grob Opening: Grob Gambit: c6 ECO A00 84K games Openings & Plans Grob Opening: e5 ECO A00 81K games Openings & Plans Grob Opening: Double Grob ECO A00 74K games Gambits Grob Opening: Grob Gambit: Nf6 ECO A00 68K games Openings & Plans Grob Opening: Spike Attack ECO A00 63K games Anti-Openings Grob Opening: Nf6 ECO A00 58K games Openings & Plans Grob Opening: Keene Defense ECO A00 55K games Gambits Grob Opening: Grob Gambit: Nc6 ECO A00 42K games Openings & Plans Grob Opening: London Defense ECO A00 29K games Openings & Plans Grob Opening: e6 ECO A00 28K games Anti-Openings Grob Opening: h5 ECO A00 25K games Gambits Grob Opening: Alessi Gambit ECO A00 23K games Gambits Grob Opening: Romford Countergambit ECO A00 14K games Anti-Openings Grob Opening: c6 ECO A00 9K games Openings & Plans Grob Opening: g6 ECO A00 7K games Gambits Grob Opening: Grob Gambit: e6 ECO A00 7K games Anti-Openings Grob Opening: Nc6 ECO A00 6K games Gambits Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit ECO A00 2K games Gambits Grob Opening: Double Grob, Coca-Cola Gambit ECO A00 2K games Gambits Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Basman Gambit ECO A00 1K games Gambits Grob Opening: Zilbermints Gambit, Schiller Defense ECO A00 38 games

Frequently asked questions about the Grob Opening

What is the grob in chess?

The Grob is a chess opening family with 33 variations covered on Chessy. Over 21 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.