Englund Gambit: Mosquito Gambit
1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Qh4
The Englund Gambit: Mosquito Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A40, reached after 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Qh4. 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 752 times by this move order. White won 60%, 3% were drawn and Black won 37%. The most popular continuation is 3. Nf3 (64% of games).
Engine evaluation: +2.35 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 3. Nf3 Qd8 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. e4 Bb4)
- ECO
- A40
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Qh4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 652 | |
| 1500-1999 | 97 | |
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 752 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Nf3 | 478 (64%) | |
| 3. g3 | 182 (24%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 29 (4%) | |
| 3. e3 | 9 (1%) | |
| 3. Qd5 | 6 (1%) | |
| 3. Be3 | 5 (1%) | |
| 3. e6 | 5 (1%) | |
| 3. Qd3 | 5 (1%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- SheikYurbuti (2105) – Cade_Cumminhim (2099) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Oldoviystarik (2073) – thatenemy (2003) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Anawim22 (1979) – giraffe124 (2040) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Englund Gambit 1. d4 e5
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.