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A40

Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Krebs

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Overview

Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Krebs is a gambit, classified under ECO code A40 within the Flank Openings family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.

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. Nf3 e4, after 4 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Alekhine, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

It branches into 2 notable variations — Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Brooklyn, Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Mokele Mbembe.

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ECO code
A40
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
4
Parent
Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Alekhine
Direct variations
2

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Variations (2)