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2600 mated vs. Englund Gambit in 8 moves!

1 Feb 202257 viewsEnglish (US)

This video shows a game where a 2619 player on lichess lost in 8 moves vs. the Englund Gambit!

The Englund Gambit is perhaps one of the lesser known ones, despite IM Eric Rosen giving it much publicity in late 2020. The position shown in the video (where white faces a forced mate in 1 after 8 moves) has been reached more than 14 000 times!

Have you ever tried this trap or fell into it yourself? Check out the video below to see what happened in this game played on lichess in January 2022.

https://youtu.be/cOk7hqBMzLc