Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Englund Gambit › Englund Gambit Declined › Diemer Counterattack
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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Englund Gambit A40
- Englund Gambit Declined A40
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Englund Gambit Declined: Diemer Counterattack
Overview
Englund Gambit Declined: Diemer Counterattack belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A40, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 e5 2. d5 Bc5 3. e4 Qh4, after 6 plies of opening development.
The line refines Englund Gambit Declined, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A40
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Englund Gambit Declined
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Statistics from Lichess
26,616 games · White 38.5% / Draw 4.0% / Black 57.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Qf3 | 13,835 | |
| Qe2 | 8,271 | |
| g3 | 2,318 | |
| Nh3 | 558 | |
| Be3 | 505 | |
| Nf3 | 403 | |
| Nc3 | 294 | |
| Qd2 | 233 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:15:31
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