Opening name: Elephant Gambit
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5
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Winning percentages
White: 114 (45.24%)
Black: 82 (32.54%)
Draws: 56 (22.22%)
Elephant Gambit
2...d5
The Elephant Gambit or Englund Counterattack.
Black ignores the attack on his e-pawn and immediately tries to gain time and space. The resulting position can be sharp for White, and thus may be a good surprise opening for Black. It is generally considered unsound, because if White plays accurately Black does not get sufficient compensation for the sacrificed pawn. Still if White doesn't play accurately Black position can soon become overwhelming.
Most popular responses
3. exd5 (Elephant Gambit) White has accepted the Elephant Gambit. Black has three distinct strategies they can use. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (9572741 games)
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 49
Score: +0.94
Best Move: exd5
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Qe2 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nc6
Historical games for Elephant Gambit
| Game | Result | Year |
| Movsesian, Sergei (2721) vs Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2703) | 1-0 | 2010 |
| Ivanchuk, V.. (2678) vs Gadimbayli, Abdulla (2470) | 1-0 | 2021 |
| Abasov, Nijat Azad (2664) vs Gadimbayli, Abdulla Azar (2470) | 0-1 | 2020 |
| Jones, G.. (2670) vs Hebden, M.. (2453) | 1-0 | 2021 |
| Predojevic, Borki (2645) vs Runic, Zoran (2417) | 1/2-1/2 | 2007 |
| Kovchan, Alexander (2561) vs Skatchkov, Pavel (2495) | 1-0 | 2003 |
| Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan (2554) vs Skatchkov, Pavel (2486) | 1-0 | 2013 |
| Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael (2542) vs Skatchkov, Pavel (2486) | 1-0 | 2013 |
| Jenni, Florian (2519) vs Skatchkov, Pavel (2506) | 0-1 | 2007 |
| Howell, David (2519) vs Williams, Simon Kim (2480) | 1-0 | 2007 |