Gambit · a defense for Black
Englund Gambit Declined: Diemer Counterattack
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1.d4e52.d5Bc53.e4Qh4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Englund Gambit Declined: Diemer Counterattack26k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%14k45%
31%8.0k45%
8.8%2.3k15%
2.1%53931%
1.9%49527%
1.5%39820%
1.1%2896%
0.9%22741%
0.3%721%
0.1%370%
- Family
- Englund Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A40
- Line
- 1. d4 e5 2. d5 Bc5 3. e4 Qh4
GambitAggressive
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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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