A40 · Gambit · a defense for Black
Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Mokele Mbembe
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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.
5/5
1.d4e52.Nf3e43.Ne5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Mokele Mbembe134k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
d643%57k55%
d535%47k53%
f67.7%10k51%
Nf64.3%5.7k52%
Nc63.8%5.1k50%
f52.3%3.1k52%
Qf60.9%1.2k50%
b50.8%1.0k53%
Bd60.7%89646%
Qe70.6%79646%
- Family
- Englund Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A40
- Line
- 1. d4 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Ne5
Gambit
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