Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit

1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nge7

ECO A40

The Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit is a chess opening line in the Englund Gambit complex, reached after 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nge7.

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

The defining move Nge7 is chosen by Black on move 3.

The Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit is a line of the Englund Gambit. The Englund Gambit is a chess opening that begins 1.d4 e5. Read the complete Englund Gambit guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

More ECO A40 openings

• Australian Defense — 1.d4
• Benoni Defense — 1.d4
• Borg Defense — 1.e4
• Colle System: Pterodactyl Variation — 1.d4
• Colle System: Siroccopteryx Variation — 1.d4
• English Defense — 1.d4

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