Englund Gambit: Main Line
Chess opening · ECO A40 · 6 half-moves
1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7
The Englund Gambit: Main Line is reached after 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7. It is White's move in the position shown.
It branches from the Englund Gambit with 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7.
How often it is played
The Englund Gambit: Main Line and its variations appeared in 0.19% of games — 5,848 of 3,000,000 rated games sampled from Lichess in September 2026. That makes it number 188 of the openings listed here.
Results
White won 49%, 3.0% were drawn and Black won 48%. These are games between players of every strength and time control, so they say how the opening does in practice rather than how sound it is.
What the engine thinks
Stockfish, at depth 18, evaluates the position at +1.61 — a large advantage for White. Positive numbers favour White; see reading the evaluation bar.
Similar openings
The most-played alternatives — what else could have been chosen around the move where this opening begins.
| Opening | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| Englund Gambit: Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit | 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 | 0.30% |
| Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed French | 1. d4 e5 2. e3 | 0.25% |
| Indian Defense | 1. d4 Nf6 | 5.1% |
Main continuations
| Variation | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| Englund Gambit: Stockholm Variation | 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Qd5 | 0.02% |
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