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Opening· 10 plies

Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit, Romford Countergambit

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A00), reached after 10 half-moves: 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 d4 4. Bxb7 Nd7 5. Bxa8 Qxa8.

Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit, Romford Countergambit ECO A00
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About this opening

Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit, Romford Countergambit is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A00. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 10 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 d4 4. Bxb7 Nd7 5. Bxa8 Qxa8.

It belongs to the Grob Opening family. Within that family this is a level-3 branch (the Grob Gambit → Fritz Gambit → Romford Countergambit line). The immediate parent line is Grob Opening: Grob Gambit, Fritz Gambit, transitioned via 5…Qxa8.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.g4 d5, 2.Bg2 Bxg4, 3.c4 d4, 4.Bxb7 Nd7, 5.Bxa8 Qxa8. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.