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1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7
A line for Black. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 45.1% | 3.8% | 51.1% | 57.1% | ply 6.9 | 3,533 | C |
| 1000 | 45.4% | 2.9% | 51.8% | 24.0% | ply 6.9 | 30,834 | A |
| 1400 | 47.7% | 3.3% | 49.0% | 26.5% | ply 7.4 | 30,519 | B |
| 1800 | 50.1% | 4.2% | 45.8% | 19.6% | ply 7.4 | 48,463 | B |
Results by band
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
At 600, the Englund Gambit: Main Line scores 51.1% for Black across 3,533 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 57.1% include an early material blunder (7 games at 600).
At 1000, the Englund Gambit: Main Line scores 51.8% for Black across 30,834 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 24.0% include an early material blunder (50 games at 1000).
At 1400, the Englund Gambit: Main Line scores 49.0% for Black across 30,519 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 26.5% include an early material blunder (49 games at 1400).
At 1800, the Englund Gambit: Main Line scores 45.8% for Black across 48,463 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 19.6% include an early material blunder (92 games at 1800).
Blunders and traps
The known traps that live inside the Englund Gambit: Main Line. The rates are how often each one actually lands in your band, counted against every sampled game in that band.
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1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Bd2 Qxb2
Sprung by Black. The move that invites it is Qxb2.
The whole point of the Englund. After 6. Bc3 Bb4 White must not pin back with 7. Qd2: the queen lands on c1 with mate. 6. Nc3 avoids everything.
Read as: how often this trap line is completed per sampled game in the band.
How the Blunder Rate is measured. A material swing of three points or more inside the first 24 half-moves after leaving book, detected without an engine evaluation. It is a proxy for how sharp a position is in practice, not an engine verdict, and it is computed from a monthly game sample rather than the full corpus behind the win rates. Trap hit rates count a trap only when its full line is completed on the board.
Questions
At 600, the Englund Gambit: Main Line scores 51.1% for Black across 3,533 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 57.1% include an early material blunder (7 games at 600).
At 1000, the Englund Gambit: Main Line scores 51.8% for Black across 30,834 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 24.0% include an early material blunder (50 games at 1000).
The Englund Gambit: Main Line (A40) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7.