Annoying Chess Opening: Beat the Englund Gambit as White

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🔹 TRICKY Chess Opening for Black Against 1.d4 [Unstoppable Attack] –

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shows how to counter one of the most annoying and tricky chess openings by Black, the Englund Gambit, which arises after 1.d4 e5. Black’s idea is to avoid the traditional closed queen’s pawn games and create an open game with tactical chances, but at the cost of a pawn.

You will learn how to counter this gambit as White, common traps by Black and how to escape them, and how to counter Black’s tricks.

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00:00 Nasty Chess Opening Trick, Englund Gambit Counter
00:42 Do NOT fall for this trap (avoid this mistake)
01:58 White’s best move to win (counter-trick)
02:58 1) If Black plays 6…Bb4
04:44 Creating the second knight fork
05:51 Beautiful tactics to win the game
07:29 2) If Black plays 6…Nb4
08:58 Black’s last tricky attempt
09:58 Puzzle of the day: Can you find the win?

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