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Englund Gambit: Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit

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1.d4e52.dxe5d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Englund Gambit: Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit4.3M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
69%3.0M48%
22%970k55%
2.9%123k57%
2.4%105k55%
1.5%65k53%
0.7%31k51%
0.6%25k46%
0.3%12k46%
0.2%7.9k50%
0.1%5.8k53%
Famous games in this line14 master games
Goganov, A. (2564)Bespalov, K. (2258)20181–0Hernandez Onna, Roman (2440)Hernandez, Jose de Jesus (2335)19851–0Genov, Petar (2438)Topak, Engin (2230)20101–0Tomic, Aleksandar (2357)Milovic, J. (2280)20191–0Zakaryan, David (2338)Bespalov, K. (2258)2019½–½Sakun, V. (2330)Bespalov, K. (2258)20181–0Terryn, Ezra (2288)Milovic, J. (2295)20250–1Yordanov, Lachezar (2307)Milovic, Jovan (2256)20201–0
Heroes of this opening Goganov, A. · Hernandez Onna, Roman · Genov, Petar · Tomic, Aleksandar
Category
Gambit
First move
1.d4
ECO
A40
Line
1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6
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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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