Englund Gambit

Black answers 1. d4 with e5, offering a pawn. It is a surprise weapon more than a main defense. The lines here show the accepted captures and the named sidelines. The declined page lists the ways White refuses the pawn.

9 lines in the book · ECO A40 · 15,172 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Englund Gambit

Play the next move in the line.

  1. d4
  2. e5

Move by move

  1. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.

Variations

Felbecker Gambit1 lines · A40Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit1 lines · A40Main Line1 lines · A40Mosquito Gambit1 lines · A40Soller Gambit1 lines · A40Soller Gambit Deferred1 lines · A40Stockholm Variation1 lines · A40Zilbermints Gambit1 lines · A40

Named gambits and traps

8 lines in this family have "gambit" or "trap" in the name. The list shows 8.

Puzzles from this opening

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