Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...e5

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Englund Gambit
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. d4 e5
ECO code: A40
Parent: Queen's Pawn Opening

1... e5? - Englund Gambit

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This move is rarely played as it is considered unsound. Black's idea is to create an open game with practical chances.

White's responses

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White has a number of choices:

  • 2. dxe5 Accepting the Gambit.
  • 2. d5 Declining the Gambit.
  • 2. e4 Transposes into the Center Game.
  • 2. Nf3 Dominating both squares occupied by the pawns.
  • 2. c3 Defending the d4 pawn.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. d4 e5?

2 3 4 5 6
1 dxe5
Nc6		 Nf3
Qe7		 Bf4
Qb4+		 Bd2
Qxb2		 Nc3 +/=
2 ...
d6		 exd6
Bxd6		 Nf3
Nf6		 Bg5
h6		 Bh4 +/=
3 e4 Transposes to 1. e4 e5 2. d4
4 d5
Bc5		 =
5 c4 Transposes to 1. c4 e5 2. d4

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References

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Wikipedia has related information at Englund Gambit

  • Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999.John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
  • Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.
  • Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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