Crushing the Englund Gambit in 11 Moves!
ChessGoals member Jordan crushes the Englund Gambit in 11 moves! He's using the ChessGoals Classical 1.d4 Repertoire and gives back the pawn early. Black's wasted tempi allow Jordan to build a dominant position and crush his opponent with powerful tactics in a few moves. You can use this idea when you face 1...e5 to crush your opponents as well! Here's my analysis of the game on Youtube:
And if you prefer to flip through the game via PGN:
What do you think of the Englund Gambit? It seems like a mistake for Black, and this is an easy method to punish it!
