Englund Gambit: Main Line

1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7

ECO A40

The Englund Gambit: Main Line is a chess opening line in the Englund Gambit complex, reached after 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7.

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

The defining move Qe7 is chosen by Black on move 3.

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