A40 · Gambit · a defense for Black
Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Brooklyn
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Fritz Englund, the Swedish master it's named for, believed in 1...e5 against 1.d4 enough to sponsor an entire themed tournament for it in 1932. Masters consider it dubious; blitz players know better — its trap (…Qb4+ winning the b2 bishop's defender) still catches thousands of players every day.
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1.d4e52.Nf3e43.Ng1
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Brooklyn109k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
d582%89k50%
f58.3%9.1k49%
Nf66.2%6.8k49%
Nc61.4%1.5k45%
c50.7%74750%
Qf60.3%29244%
e30.3%28936%
Bb4+0.2%26044%
d60.2%23148%
c60.1%15854%
- Family
- Englund Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A40
- Line
- 1. d4 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Ng1
Gambit
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