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| Moves | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | C40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | King's Knight Opening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonym(s) | Queen's Pawn Countergambit Englund Counterattack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Elephant Gambit (also called the Queen's Pawn Countergambit, Englund Counterattack or Turkish Gambit) is a rarely played chess opening beginning with the moves:
The Elephant Gambit is generally considered unsound, with black typically unable to gain compensation for the sacrificed pawn.