Tree path 3 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Englund Gambit › Main Line
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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Englund Gambit A40
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Englund Gambit: Main Line
Overview
Englund Gambit: Main Line is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO A40 in the Flank Openings group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
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. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7, after 6 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Englund Gambit, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Englund Gambit: Stockholm Variation.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- A40
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Englund Gambit
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
5,312,259 games · White 49.2% / Draw 4.2% / Black 46.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bf4 | 1,556,444 | |
| Nc3 | 1,126,533 | |
| Qd5 | 605,957 | |
| Bg5 | 588,851 | |
| e3 | 435,230 | |
| e4 | 295,647 | |
| g3 | 210,434 | |
| c3 | 191,590 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:15:37
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