Chess Opening Theory/1. g4/1...g5/2. f4/2...f5

Pepsi Countergambit A00 Grob's Attack, Coca-Cola Gambit 3. e4 - Sprite Countergambit rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl nl rl Pepsi Countergambit This Pepsi Countergambit is a rare "meme" opening which mirrors its parent, the Coca-Cola Gambit, in its boldness and aggression: 1.g4 g5 2.f4? f5? Although its technical value is dubious at best and it hasn't been seen in any formal 'over the board' high level tournaments, it has been played online, with its popularity highest in bullet chess. Its doubled mirrored pawn structure is similar to the Beyer Gambit of the Centre Game or the Austrian Defence to the Queen's Gambit. History Like the Coca-Cola Gambit, the origins of the name 'Pepsi Countergambit' are uncertain, with one of the first online mentions of its name on a chess.com forum post from 2017Weird opening names - Chess Forums https://www.chess.com/forum/view/fun-with-chess/weird-opening-names https://web.archive.org/web/20260329023143/https://www.chess.com/forum/view/fun-with-chess/weird-opening-names 2026-03-29 2026-03-29 Chess.com en-US and later mentions in various spheres of chess fandom.Pepsi Countergambit https://chess.fandom.com/wiki/Pepsi_Countergambit 2026-03-29 Chess Wiki en https://web.archive.org/web/20260329025023/https://chess.fandom.com/wiki/Pepsi_Countergambit 2026-03-29 References