Englund Gambit: Stockholm Variation
1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Qd5
The Englund Gambit: Stockholm Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A40, reached after 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Qd5. It is a line of the Englund Gambit. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2,077 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 4… Nb4 (39% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.58 (Stockfish, depth 43; best line 4… f6 5. exf6 Nxf6 6. Qb3 d5 7. a3)
- ECO
- A40
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Qd5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 525 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,336 | |
| 2000+ | 216 | |
| All | 2,077 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Nb4 | 802 (39%) | |
| 4… f6 | 496 (24%) | |
| 4… Qb4+ | 420 (20%) | |
| 4… b6 | 126 (6%) | |
| 4… d6 | 120 (6%) | |
| 4… g6 | 22 (1%) | |
| 4… h6 | 21 (1%) | |
| 4… Qc5 | 18 (1%) |
Master games
85 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 51%, draw 7%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- IM Harshavardhan G B (2397) – GM Alexander Moskalenko (2515) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 25th Aug · 2020-08-25
- GM Pablo Salinas Herrera (2487) – GM Aman Hambleton (2420) 1-0 · Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early · 2024-04-02
- FM Oleksii Bilych (2423) – GM Aman Hambleton (2420) 1-0 · Titled Tue 25th Apr Late · 2023-04-25
- IM Le Thao Nguyen Pham (2369) – GM Aman Hambleton (2420) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Apr Early · 2023-04-11
- GM Alexey Kislinsky (2355) – GM Aman Hambleton (2420) 0-1 · Titled Tue 4th Jun Early · 2024-06-04
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- manuel-abarca (2529) – Litigator94 (2568) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- UzumakiNaruto (2525) – FSCC_1058 (2503) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Oatmeal91 (2562) – PlayerXYX (2316) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Englund Gambit: Main Line 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7
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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.