Gambit · a defense for Black
Englund Gambit: Mosquito Gambit
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1.d4e52.dxe5Qh4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Englund Gambit: Mosquito Gambit26k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
87%23k67%
6.3%1.6k61%
2.7%69662%
0.9%22660%
0.4%11346%
0.3%7847%
0.3%6954%
0.2%6330%
0.2%5241%
0.2%4457%
- Family
- Englund Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A40
- Line
- 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Qh4
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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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