Main lineA40
1. d4 e5 2. d5
In the centre, White holds d5 while Black holds e5.
- 2. d5 Pushes on to d5 - grabbing space and fixing the centre, and the queen breathes. Theory calls this the Englund Gambit Declined.
A40
Englund Gambit Declined
7 named lines in this family, ECO A40. Every one of them opens 1. d4 e5, so the notes on those moves are written once, just below, instead of once per line. Under each line you get its moves and the sentences it adds that this page has not already printed. A line's own page carries up to its first 4 per-move notes in full.
The moves every line here plays
1. d4 e5
- 1. d4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e5, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 1... e5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d4, and frees the bishop and queen. The pawn is genuinely on offer - this is the Englund Gambit. Fair warning: engines rate this gambit as objectively dubious; it is a practical weapon, not a promise of equality.
Reversed AlekhineA40
1. d4 e5 2. Nf3
In the centre, White holds d4 while Black holds e5.
- 2. Nf3 Develops the knight to f3, eyeing d4 and e5. It also props up the d4 pawn. Theory calls this the Reversed Alekhine.
Reversed FrenchA40
1. d4 e5 2. e3
- 2. e3 Supports the centre, adding control of d4. Theory calls this the Reversed French.
Reversed KrebsA40
1. d4 e5 2. Nf3 e4
In the centre, White holds d4 while Black holds e4.
- 2... e4 Puts the question to the knight on f3 - retreat, trade, or be taken. Theory calls this the Reversed Krebs.
Reversed BrooklynA40
1. d4 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Ng1
Reversed Mokele MbembeA40
1. d4 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Ne5
Diemer CounterattackA40
1. d4 e5 2. d5 Bc5 3. e4 Qh4
White's pawn on f2 is pinned against the king.
- 2... Bc5 Develops the bishop to c5, eyeing d4. It eyes f2, the one square only the king defends.
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