A40
Englund Gambit
1. d4 e5 About This Opening
The Englund Gambit (1.d4 e5?!) avoids all mainstream 1.d4 theory at the cost of a pawn. Its main line conceals the notorious Englund trap (...Qb4+ ideas) that has mated legions of unsuspecting players in fast time controls.
Variations
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Charlick Gambit; Englund Gambit
d4 e5 Englund Gambit Declined
d4 e5 d5 Englund; Behting Gambit
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Mosquito Gambit, Englund
d4 e5 dxe5 Qh4 Englund Gambit: Free Bishop
d4 e5 Bf4 exf4 Zilbermints Gambit II, Englund Gambit
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 h6 Zilbermints Gambit, Englund Gambit
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Nge7 Englund Gambit
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Englund Gambit: Bishop Jab
d4 e5 d5 Nf6 c4 Bb4+ Englund Gambit: Solid Center
d4 e5 e3 exd4 exd4 d5 Stockhom Variation, Englund Gambit
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Qd5 Englund Gambit: Bishop Snatch
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Bf4 Qb4+ Nbd2 Qxf4 e3 Qb4 Englund Gambit: Bishop Heist
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Bf4 Qb4+ Nc3 Qxf4 e3 Qb4 Englund Gambit: Equalizer Pin
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Nc3 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 e4 Bb4 Englund Gambit: Pawn Shatter
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Nc3 Nxe5 Bf4 Nxf3+ gxf3 d6 Englund Gambit: Corner Mate
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Bf4 Qb4+ Bd2 Qxb2 Bc3 Bb4 Qd2 Bxc3 Qxc3 Qc1# Englund Gambit: Pin Mate
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Bf4 Qb4+ Qd2 Qxb2 Qc3 Bb4 Bd2 Bxc3 Bxc3 Qc1# Englund Gambit: Queen's Peril
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Bf4 Qb4+ Bd2 Qxb2 Nc3 Bb4 Rb1 Qa3 Rb3 Qa5 Englund Gambit: Bishop Guard
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Bf4 Qb4+ Bd2 Qxb2 Nc3 Bb4 Rb1 Qa3 Nd5 Ba5 Englund Gambit: Rook Raider
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Bf4 Qb4+ Bd2 Qxb2 Bc3 Bb4 Qd2 Bxc3 Nxc3 Qxa1+ Qd1 Qxc3+ Englund Gambit: Knight Trap
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Bf4 Qb4+ Nc3 Qxf4 Nd5 Qe4 Nxc7+ Kd8 Nxa8 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Englund Gambit: Knight Dance
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Bf4 Qb4+ Bd2 Qxb2 Nc3 Bb4 Nd5 Bxd2+ Nxd2 Nb4 Nxb4 Qxb4 Englund Gambit: Queen Snare
d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Bf4 Qb4+ Bd2 Qxb2 Nc3 Bb4 Nd5 Bxd2+ Nxd2 Nb4 Nxc7+ Kd8 Nxa8 Nxc2+ Qxc2 Qxc2