English Defense: Hartlaub Gambit Declined

1. c4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 f5 5. d5

English Defense: Hartlaub Gambit Declined after 1. c4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 f5 5. d5 87654321abcdefgh

The English Defense: Hartlaub Gambit Declined is a chess opening classified as ECO A40, reached after 1. c4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 f5 5. d5. It is a line of the English Defense. Black is to move.

This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.

Engine evaluation: −0.02 (Stockfish, depth 31; best line 5… fxe4 6. a3 Na6 7. Nh3 Nf6 8. g4)

ECO
A40
Moves
9 plies
FEN
rn1qkbnr/pbpp2pp/1p2p3/3P1p2/2P1P3/2N5/PP3PPP/R1BQKBNR b KQkq - 0 5
PGN
1. c4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 f5 5. d5

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Comes from

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (1. c4 e6) 1. c4 e6

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Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.