Englund Gambit

Englund Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code A40. It goes 1. d4 e5. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... e5. After 2 moves it is White to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
• 1... e5 – Black plays the pawn to e5

About the Englund Gambit

Black answers 1.d4 with 1...e5, offering a pawn. It is objectively bad but full of traps for unprepared players.

• After 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7, Black attacks e5 with pieces.
• The famous trap: 4.Bf4? Qb4+ hits both king and b2, winning a rook.
• White should play calmly: Nc3, Qd5 or Bd2 avoid the tricks.

Related openings

• It extends: Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4)
• Continues with: Englund Gambit Declined – adds 2. d5
• Continues with: Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Alekhine – adds 2. Nf3
• Continues with: Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed French – adds 2. e3
• Continues with: Englund Gambit: Felbecker Gambit – adds 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5
• Continues with: Englund Gambit: Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit – adds 2. dxe5 d6
• Continues with: Englund Gambit: Main Line – adds 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7
• Continues with: Englund Gambit: Mosquito Gambit – adds 2. dxe5 Qh4
• Continues with: Englund Gambit: Soller Gambit – adds 2. dxe5 f6
• Related line: Englund Gambit: Felbecker Gambit (1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5)
• Related line: Englund Gambit: Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit (1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6)
• Related line: Englund Gambit: Main Line (1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7)
• Related line: Englund Gambit: Mosquito Gambit (1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Qh4)
• Related line: Englund Gambit: Soller Gambit (1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 f6)
• Related line: Englund Gambit: Soller Gambit Deferred (1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 f6)

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