Englund Gambit Declined

White declines 1. d4 e5. The book records several reversed defenses here, where White treats the position like a Black defense with an extra move. The pawn on e5 stays, and the game leaves the gambit.

7 lines in the book · ECO A40 · 2,328 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Englund Gambit Declined

Play the next move in the line.

  1. d4
  2. e5
  3. d5

Move by move

  1. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.
  3. White pawn moves from d4 to d5.

Variations

Diemer Counterattack1 lines · A40Reversed Alekhine1 lines · A40Reversed Brooklyn1 lines · A40Reversed French1 lines · A40Reversed Krebs1 lines · A40Reversed Mokele Mbembe1 lines · A40

Named gambits and traps

6 lines in this family have "gambit" or "trap" in the name. The list shows 6.

Puzzles from this opening

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