Opening name: Englund Gambit
Opening line: 1. d4 e5
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Winning percentages
White: 66 (60.55%)
Black: 18 (16.51%)
Draws: 25 (22.94%)
1... e5 - Englund Gambit
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
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.
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 42
Score: +0.98
Best Move: dxe5
PV Line: 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bf4 Bc5 5. e3 Nge7 6. Nc3 O-O
Historical games for Englund Gambit
| Game | Result | Year |
| Dubov, Daniil (2699) vs Golubov, Saveliy (2469) | 1/2-1/2 | 2019 |
| Riazantsev, A. (2645) vs Golubov, Saveliy (2469) | 1/2-1/2 | 2019 |
| Bindrich, F. (2590) vs Sanal, V. (2474) | 1-0 | 2016 |
| Zierk, S. (2517) vs Hambleton, A. (2492) | 1-0 | 2019 |
| Vaisser, Anatoli (2573) vs Raetsky, Alexander (2393) | 1-0 | 2004 |
| Landa, Konstantin (2550) vs Raetsky, Alexander (2393) | 1-0 | 2004 |
| Shipov, Sergei (2589) vs Kalinichev, Andrey (2342) | 1-0 | 2004 |
| Moskalenko, Viktor (2568) vs Kazakov, Peter (2363) | 1/2-1/2 | 2008 |
| Venkatesh, M. (2439) vs Sanal, V. (2474) | 0-1 | 2016 |
| Ferron Garcia, Carlos (2345) vs Flear, Glenn C (2500) | 1/2-1/2 | 1993 |