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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
Gambit
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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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