Englund Gambit Declined: Diemer Counterattack
1. d4 e5 2. d5 Bc5 3. e4 Qh4
The Englund Gambit Declined: Diemer Counterattack is a chess opening classified as ECO A40, reached after 1. d4 e5 2. d5 Bc5 3. e4 Qh4. It is a line of the Englund Gambit Declined. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 154 times by this move order. White won 46%, 3% were drawn and Black won 51%. The most popular continuation is 4. Qf3 (45% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 4. Qf3 d6 5. h3 Qf6 6. Bd3 Qxf3)
- ECO
- A40
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 e5 2. d5 Bc5 3. e4 Qh4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 80 | |
| 1500-1999 | 69 | |
| 2000+ | 5 | |
| All | 154 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Qf3 | 69 (45%) | |
| 4. Qe2 | 45 (29%) | |
| 4. g3 | 21 (14%) | |
| 4. Nh3 | 8 (5%) | |
| 4. Be3 | 5 (3%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 4 (3%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 2 (1%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- klint1 (2017) – Rustam_1976 (2070) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
- jehannsolana01 (2048) – Kings-indian100 (2024) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
- PeterDL (2020) – Rustam_1976 (2053) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Englund Gambit Declined 1. d4 e5 2. d5
More Englund Gambit Declined lines (all)
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.