Englund Gambit Declined

1.d4 e5 2.d5

ECO A40

The Englund Gambit Declined is a chess opening reached after 1.d4 e5 2.d5, catalogued under code A40 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move d5 is chosen by White on move 2.

6 named continuations branch from this position, including the Diemer Counterattack and the Reversed Alekhine.

Named variations

• Englund Gambit Declined: Diemer Counterattack — ECO A40
• Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Alekhine — ECO A40
• Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Brooklyn — ECO A40
• Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed French — ECO A40
• Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Krebs — ECO A40
• Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Mokele Mbembe — ECO A40

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