Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Krebs
1. d4 e5 2. Nf3 e4
The Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Krebs is a chess opening classified as ECO A40, reached after 1. d4 e5 2. Nf3 e4. It is a line of the Englund Gambit Declined. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4,939 times by this move order. White won 45%, 4% were drawn and Black won 51%. The most popular continuation is 3. Nfd2 (53% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.27 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 3. Nfd2 d5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 Be6)
- ECO
- A40
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 e5 2. Nf3 e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2,029 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,480 | |
| 2000+ | 430 | |
| All | 4,939 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Nfd2 | 2,614 (53%) | |
| 3. Ne5 Reversed Mokele Mbembe | 1,112 (23%) | |
| 3. Ng5 | 557 (11%) | |
| 3. Ng1 Reversed Brooklyn | 528 (11%) | |
| 3. Bg5 | 42 (1%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 15 (0%) | |
| 3. Nh4 | 13 (0%) | |
| 3. e3 | 13 (0%) |
Master games
31 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 6%, Black 52%). The strongest:
- IM Tuan Minh Le (2514) – GM Andrew Tang (2538) 0-1 · Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 · 2021-01-02
- GM Simon K Williams (2451) – CM Volen Dyulgerov (2200) 1-0 · Titled Tue 22nd Apr Early · 2025-04-22
- FM Ivan Mezentsev (2354) – CM Andrey Ermolaev (2274) 0-1 · Chess.com Bullet Open 1 · 2020-12-19
- IM Le Thao Nguyen Pham (2348) – CM Andrey Ermolaev (2274) 1-0 · 3rd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 · 2026-02-26
- FM Roman Yanchenko (2467) – FM Anthony Atanasov (2144) 0-1 · Chess.com Bullet Open 1 · 2020-12-19
Search all games of the Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Krebs and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM Fabsid (2825) – Superstitions_Guy (2721) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- GM Fabsid (2826) – Superstitions_Guy (2717) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- byrize11 (2656) – CM PchelkinVK (2649) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Alekhine 1. d4 e5 2. Nf3
Continuations
- Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Brooklyn A40 · 1. d4 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Ng1
- Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Mokele Mbembe A40 · 1. d4 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Ne5
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.