A40 · Gambit · a defense for Black
Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed French
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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.e3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed French3.5M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
exd466%2.3M49%
e417%605k49%
Nc65.9%207k49%
d65.3%187k50%
d52.4%86k49%
f60.8%28k43%
Nf60.7%25k44%
Qe70.5%17k46%
f50.3%9.5k46%
Qf60.2%7.9k41%
- Family
- Englund Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A40
- Line
- 1. d4 e5 2. e3
Gambit
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