Englund Gambit

1. d4 e5

Englund Gambit after 1. d4 e5 87654321abcdefgh

The Englund Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A40, reached after 1. d4 e5. White is to move. 10 named lines continue from this position.

In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 208,673 times by this move order. White won 49%, 4% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 2. dxe5 (63% of games).

Engine evaluation: +1.13 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bf4 Bc5)

ECO
A40
Moves
2 plies
FEN
rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/3P4/8/PPP1PPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2
PGN
1. d4 e5

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Results by rating

Average ratingGamesWhite / draw / Black
0-149998,50149%47%
1500-199999,12049%47%
2000+11,05250%45%
All208,67349%47%

Most played moves

MoveGamesWhite / draw / Black
2. dxe5131,046 (63%)50%46%
2. d5
Englund Gambit Declined		21,313 (10%)49%48%
2. e3
Reversed French		12,616 (6%)50%46%
2. c411,389 (5%)49%47%
2. Nf3
Reversed Alekhine		10,768 (5%)48%48%
2. c37,757 (4%)49%47%
2. e45,020 (2%)49%48%
2. Nc34,068 (2%)49%47%

Master games

567 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 49%, draw 8%, Black 43%). The strongest:

Search all games of the Englund Gambit and its sub-variations

Highest-rated Lichess games

Comes from

Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4) 1. d4

Continuations

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.