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Englund Gambit: Stockholm Variation
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1.d4e52.dxe5Nc63.Nf3Qe74.Qd5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Englund Gambit: Stockholm Variation589k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
35%206k43%
27%162k50%
18%106k43%
8%47k51%
5.8%34k44%
1.7%10k49%
1.5%8.5k48%
0.7%4.0k46%
0.6%3.4k42%
0.4%2.4k40%
Famous games in this line10 master games
Zurek, Milan (2460) – Karlik, Jiri (2345)Grigore, George Gabriel (2486) – Pessi, Emil George (2302)Lukov, Valentin (2440) – Buecker, Stefan (2345)Neuman, Petr (2360) – Starostits, Ilmars (2330)Veingold, Aleksandr (2460) – Kiltti, Jyrki (2225)Podolchenko, Evgeniy (2270) – Dmitrenko, Viktor (2331)Donka, Peter (2225) – Biro, Sandor (2340)Olsen, Nils Linde (2290) – Chaplin, Erik (2270)Heroes of this opening Zurek, Milan · Grigore, George Gabriel · Neuman, Petr · Veingold, Aleksandr
- Family
- Englund Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A40
- Line
- 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Qd5
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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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