@chess_strive: The Englund Gambit is full of tricks, but there's a simple way to punish it. Ignore the pawn and develop. After 4.Nc3 and 5.e4, Black's tricks run out. Then comes 8.Nd5!!: if Black takes, Bxe7 wins the queen, and if they grab e4, Nxc7 is checkmate. Learn to punish the tricks your opponents play against you at chesstrive.com Have you faced the Englund Gambit before? Tell me in the comments. #chess #englundgambit #chesstrap #chessopenings #checkmate