What is your opinion on the Englund Gambit?
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I wrote a blog about it and I think it's a really interesting opening because you sacrifice a pawn but can get a really good position from it, I like it more than the Halloween Gambit for example, it has worked well for me under 1000, what do you think?
Depends on what time controlls you plan on playing.
If Bullet... yes
If Blitz... maybe ...
If Rapid.... No
If Classical ... Uber No.....
The problem: Its a one trick pony. There are several lines that leave Black in an inferior position. That stated .. there are people that have got good at playing it in a bullet and blitz format. THEY PLAY the clock, play aggressively, use complications as smoke screens. HOWEVER...longer time controls allow your opponet to analyze the bad positions that this defense causes.... Its in these longer time controls that the Englund Gambit usually suffers.