Englund Gambit: Main Line
1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7
The Englund Gambit: Main Line is a chess opening classified as ECO A40, reached after 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7. It is a line of the Englund Gambit. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 22,722 times by this move order. White won 48%, 4% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bf4 (35% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.27 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 4. Bf4 f6 5. exf6 Nxf6 6. Nc3 d6)
- ECO
- A40
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 8,608 | |
| 1500-1999 | 12,628 | |
| 2000+ | 1,486 | |
| All | 22,722 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bf4 | 8,033 (35%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 4,507 (20%) | |
| 4. Bg5 | 2,666 (12%) | |
| 4. Qd5 Stockholm Variation | 2,077 (9%) | |
| 4. e3 | 1,757 (8%) | |
| 4. e4 | 1,099 (5%) | |
| 4. c3 | 710 (3%) | |
| 4. g3 | 687 (3%) |
Master games
794 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 52%, draw 8%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2840) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2759) 1/2-1/2 · SpeedChess Final 2025 · 2026-02-08
- GM Grigoriy Oparin (2681) – GM Daniil Dubov (2720) 1-0 · Titled Tue 1st Mar Early · 2022-03-01
- GM Denis Lazavik (2605) – GM Haik M. Martirosyan (2633) 1-0 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 2nd Apr 2026 · 2026-04-02
- GM Benjamin Bok (2560) – GM Haik M. Martirosyan (2651) 0-1 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 25th Jun 2026 · 2026-06-25
- GM Denis Lazavik (2553) – GM Daniel Dardha (2619) 1-0 · chess.com Junior Speed · 2023-06-14
Search all games of the Englund Gambit: Main Line and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM gmbrewchess (3017) – Nana_jede_cevape (2861) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- canc3111 (2781) – Kruciatos (2736) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Zaplya (2544) – angel4204 (2569) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Englund Gambit 1. d4 e5
Continuations
- Englund Gambit: Stockholm Variation A40 · 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Qd5
More Englund Gambit 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.