A40 · Gambit · a defense for Black
Englund Gambit: Soller Gambit Deferred
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1.d4e52.dxe5Nc63.Nf3f6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Englund Gambit: Soller Gambit Deferred271k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
68%183k54%
13%34k56%
6.6%18k60%
4.6%12k52%
3.1%8.3k53%
2.1%5.7k47%
1.2%3.2k52%
0.7%1.8k56%
0.4%94848%
0.3%86051%
Famous games in this line6 master games
Pavlovic, Goran (2406) – Nadj Hedjesi, Balind (2354)Adnani, M. (2448) – Khairat, Ahmed (2211)Mocchi, Tullio (2259) – Rossi, Carlo (2346)Kaufman, Raymond (2308) – Demaria, Juan Pablo (2288)Boulanger, Michel (2310) – Rúnarsson, Gunnar Freyr (2217)Vooremaa, Andres (2290) – Kiltti, Jyrki (2225)Heroes of this opening Nadj Hedjesi, Balind · Adnani, M. · Demaria, Juan Pablo · Boulanger, Michel
- Family
- Englund Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A40
- Line
- 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 f6
Gambit
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From the archives
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+ forking the b2 pawn and the f4 bishop) still catches thousands of players every day.
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