Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Mokele Mbembe

1.d4 e5 2.Nf3 e4 3.Ne5

ECO A40

The Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Mokele Mbembe is a chess opening line in the Englund Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 e5 2.Nf3 e4 3.Ne5.

It is catalogued under code A40 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Ne5 is chosen by White on move 3.

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