How to BEAT the Englund Gambit: The Simple Guide from a Chess Coach

[@LionChess]

Comment "Giveaway" in order to enter the giveaway mentioned at the end of the video! Results will be posted on the 5th of January, good luck! 😊

[@BtotheC-bj9vz]

Love the content. Subscribed immediately

[@LionChess]

Thank you very much! If you have any questions about applying the knowledge, feel free to reach out :)

[@theroaman8759]

Giveaway. As an D4 player (colle zukertort) I’ve dealt with Englund a lot. The early refutation is pretty simple to learn (bf4, bd2, nc3, rb1/nd4) but it can get tricky if they know how to refute your refutation after you play nb5, plus your position/development usually sucks. Before I learned the refutation I used to just push the pawn to e6 and make them take with either d or f pawn. I’ll try this and see how it plays. Thanks

[@LionChess]

@@theroaman8759 I think you'll really enjoy it! Thanks for watching and commenting. Good luck in the giveaway!

[@JohnMarkDeodor-f9f]

Against the englund gambit 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7 4.Bf4 Qb4+ I always play 5.Nc3 but it looks like i blundered my bishop, but after Qxf4 I have the follow up 6.Nd5 forking the queen and the c7. Most of my opponents are not prepared for this line and I have a good winrate with this variation

[@LionChess]

Also a good variation, yeah! :D Feel free to keep playing that if you'd like

[@mukeshrathod7529]

Please make a video on planning in chess

[@LionChess]

I have added it to my list, thank you for the suggestion! :)

[@MacsGambit]

Giveaway. This is how I describe my opponents game when they play the Englund Gambit. It's a great video, but I prefer to play into their pitiful trap by having all the best lines memorized. It isn't that deep once you've seen it a few times.

[@LionChess]

I agree the main lines aren't too difficult, but still a lot to memorize so I thought I'd give this easy way out. Most of my audience are very busy adults who just want to get better at chess to enjoy the game more (while spending about an hour on it daily) so I try to give the simplest possible solutions which still give the advantage :D Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@2253frank]

I also play the Bf4 line. Most black players Blunder as soon as they are out of their prep.

[@MacsGambit]

@@LionChess As one of those "very busy adults," I sure appreciate your videos and have found them extremely helpful. I first learned to play when I was 12, (34 years ago) and fell away from the game later in life. I'm attempting to prove that you can teach an old dog new tricks.

[@LionChess]

@@MacsGambit Hell yeah! :D If you're interested, I'd be happy to help you speed up that improvement by taking you on in personalized 1-on-1 coaching

[@MacsGambit]

@@LionChess I'm interested and thinking about it. Life, time, and finances. Middle age is a difficult time to play chess.

[@raunaqsalat4026]

for me Bg5 attacking the queen and then Qb4+, Bd2 blocking, Qxb2, 5.Nc3 always gives a strong advantage regardless of ..5 Bb4 or Nb4 by black

[@LionChess]

@@raunaqsalat4026 Yeah, it's also a great line to play, just requires more learning than this one 😀

[@smalltownfamous1776]

G 8:51 giveaway

[@smalltownfamous1776]

It’s NolteAlan

[@Robmonster]

Giveaway. Another great video!

[@LionChess]

Thank you very much! Good luck in the giveaway :)

[@spiritualsoul2475]

Giveaway ❤

[@roytwinberrow7956]

With most of these stupid gambits I take the pawn and then give it back later.Your opponent is then usually stumped.

[@LionChess]

@@roytwinberrow7956 Agreed! That's my formula for almost all gambits!

[@whimsnickal]

Giveaway!

[@mukeshrathod7529]

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[@guessingshort]

Giveaway ;D

[@guessingshort]

GREAT recommendation btw

[@LionChess]

​@@guessingshort Thank you! :) Thank you for the comment, good luck in the giveaway!

[@harryposner7584]

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