Gambit · a defense for Black
Englund Gambit: Felbecker Gambit
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1.d4e52.dxe5Nc63.Nf3Bc5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Englund Gambit: Felbecker Gambit659k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
24%157k53%
23%154k57%
19%123k57%
12%78k57%
6.9%45k54%
3.9%26k55%
3%20k54%
2.5%16k54%
1.8%12k55%
1.4%9.3k54%
- Family
- Englund Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A40
- Line
- 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5
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Fritz Englund put up the money for a thematic tournament that ran from late 1932 into 1933: every game started from the position after 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7 4.Qd5 — the line now called the Stockholm Variation. He was a patron rather than a practitioner, and the gambit kept his name. Masters consider it dubious; club players keep it alive for the trap after 4.Bf4 Qb4+, where 6.Bc3?? Bb4! finishes with mate on c1.
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