Englund Gambit: Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit
1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6
The Englund Gambit: Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A40, reached after 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6. It is a line of the Englund Gambit. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 38,835 times by this move order. White won 48%, 4% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 3. exd6 (65% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.48 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bg5 Qd7 5. exd6 Bxd6)
- ECO
- A40
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 14,137 | |
| 1500-1999 | 21,696 | |
| 2000+ | 3,002 | |
| All | 38,835 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. exd6 | 25,360 (65%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 9,267 (24%) | |
| 3. Bf4 | 1,595 (4%) | |
| 3. e4 | 833 (2%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 630 (2%) | |
| 3. f4 | 437 (1%) | |
| 3. e6 | 275 (1%) | |
| 3. e3 | 136 (0%) |
Master games
861 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 49%, draw 9%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- GM Alexey Sarana (2717) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · Titled Tue 9th Jul Late · 2024-07-09
- GM Samuel Sevian (2698) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · Titled Tue 28th May Early · 2024-05-28
- GM Pavel Eljanov (2697) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 0-1 · Titled Tue 21st Nov Early · 2023-11-21
- GM David Navara (2695) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · Titled Tue 29th Aug Early · 2023-08-29
- GM David Anton Guijarro (2669) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early · 2024-07-02
Search all games of the Englund Gambit: Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM gmbrewchess (2948) – Superstitions_Guy (2697) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- ScaryIndianJunior (2803) – Superstitions_Guy (2662) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- GM sillyMASTER (2808) – Superstitions_Guy (2634) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Englund Gambit 1. d4 e5
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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.