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List of chess gambits

This is a list of chess openings that are gambits. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, ECO code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation.

Albin Countergambit

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

Alekhine's Defence

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

Amar Opening

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

Benko Gambit

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

Benko Opening

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

Bird's Opening

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

Bishop's Opening

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

Blumenfeld Gambit

Budapest Gambit

Caro-Kann Defence

Catalan Opening

Danish Gambit

Dutch Defence

Elephant Gambit

English Opening

Englund Gambit

Evans Gambit

Four Knights Game

French Defence

Giuoco Piano

Grünfeld Defense

King's Gambit

King's Indian Defense

King's Pawn Opening

Latvian Gambit

Petrov's Defence

Philidor Defence

Ponziani Opening

Queen's Pawn Opening

Queen's Gambit Accepted

Queen's Gambit

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

Reti Opening

Ruy Lopez

Scandinavian Defense

Scotch Game

Semi-Slav Defense

Sicilian Defence

Slav Defense

Sokolsky Opening

Tarrasch Defense

Torre Attack

Two Knights Defence

a b c d e f g h
8
8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h

Vienna Game

Ware Opening

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