Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit, Schippler Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4
5… d5−0.30
Black is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit, Schippler Gambit (C21), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4, Stockfish 18 recommends 5… d5 for Black. Black is slightly better (−0.30).
Top engine moves
- −0.305… d5 6. Bxd5 cxb2 7. Bxb2 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Nxd5 10. Nxd5
- −0.225… Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. e5 d5 8. exf6 dxc4 9. fxg7 Re8 10. Nxc3
- −0.215… d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. b4 Bb6 8. e5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nxe5
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit, Schippler Gambit?
After 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 5… d5 for Black, continuing 6. Bxd5 cxb2 7. Bxb2 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Nxd5 10. Nxd5. Black is slightly better (−0.30). The next best moves are 5… Nf6 (−0.22) and 5… d6 (−0.21).
Is the Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit, Schippler Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.30: black is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit, Schippler Gambit?
C21. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).