Ending the Englund Gambit | Busting Unsound Openings with GM Naroditsky

In this video, we carefully examine a gambit that has plagued 1.d4 players for years: the Englund Gambit. In the Englund, Black meets 1.d4 with 1..e5, and tries to either recoup his investment or attain a development advantage in return for the sacrificed pawn. We cover all of the important lines, dodging vicious traps along the way and punishing Black in the cruelest way possible for his opening shenanigans!

[premiersportingkc]

No joke, I hate the Englund Gambit so much that I memorized all of Stockfish's responses to Black moving their queen on Move 3. If you do that, you get a 5+ advantage by Move 11 and you typically capture their queen by Move 15. It's SO satisfying, because Englund Gambit players are so confused by your response, even at the 1600 level

[akelakela]

How can a human be this good, nice, handsome, has a amazing way with words and a gentleman with so much integrity? We love you Sensei

[LexFloyd]

You give to the community and you shall receive from it.

[AlSuChess]

Yet another helpful and informative video! Thank you for posting my friend! I've been watching your steams for a while and really like how you break things down making it easy to understand relatively complex positions!

[homanli]

after talking about this on stream for days he finally drops this instant classic

[craigfortier]

Got away from the game for a long time after I lost my dad. Your videos brought me back and more importantly made me fall back in love with it. This channel is a god damn treasure trove and I’m stoked you’re doing some opening content again

[josh_finnis]

I've been going through your Jobava London course and have been facing the Englund here and there and was just hoping for a speedrun game or two to study from, but this is an incredible resource! It might be worth pointing people this way from that course.

[roippi]

As a 1.d4 player in the 1600-2000 range, I faced this at least 1 in 10 games online. Overwhelmingly it was the ..Bb4 ..Qa3 line. And honestly there is something SO satisfying about having my brain on cruise control through the whole game, knowing the refutations in advance.

I don’t like studying opening theory but I’ll happily do it to crush the popular gambit-du-jour. 😂

[Vandalgia]

You are an absolutely top class coach. And the fact that you give this kind of in-depth lesson for free on YouTube speaks volume about your passion towards chess.

[ZenMadmanChess]

The only thing I can add to this masterpiece is that you can premove immediately after 1. d4, specifically dxe5!

I’m sub-1000 in blitz right now and I’ve been called a cheater because of Danya’s amazing opening guide! Thanks for this amazing *free* video!❤

[peterflom]

I really appreciate your content in general. No screaming, no insulting the audience, no click bait.

As a 1.d4 player this particular video is particularly interesting

Thanks!

[matteovrizzi]

this is the most comprehensive refutation of the englund on youtube. Great work Danya. I think it would be best if you showed the main line first rather than last due to decline in concentration after 30 minutes.

[BorisHrzenjak]

I'm so glad you made this video. It seams like everyone and their mother is playing Englund at ~1300-1400 lvl. I managed to learn how to play against the main line but I was a bit perplexed with the other lines so this is a godsend :) Hope you make more like this :)

[monkoloko]

Reading all of these comments, it seems like everybody who plays 1.d4 REALLY hates playing vs. the Englund, so we're all here to be able to refute it without even thinking lol

Learning the main line vs. the Englund has helped me climb soooo much, owe it all to vids like these and Gotham's

[lunalove]

This was the first refutation I learned as a London player when I started. This certainly helps fill in the gaps, thank you danya!

[learnwithajit]

Never thought a gambit video could be that instructive and comprehensive. At present no one in the chess community could do that much rigorous study on the lines shown in the video. The detailed coverage of the history, the players and the analysis associated with the Englund gambit is visualized through this video. Thanks for the inspiration Big Brother🙏

[BenRook]

Lemme first say that you have a great channel.

You're a great educator who really explains theory and strategy/tactics in a clear and straight-fowward manner across many playing levels...kudoes!

Torpedo-ing the Englund is a wonderful thing!

Grateful and pleased that your wonderful channel is the one revealing how...Magnifique!!

[nibtreak]

Wow this is gold!!! With the detailed PGN as a bonus to the detailed explanations! Thanks & please, we need more of those opening videos.

[saisamarth]

Glad you continued this series, the stafford one was very helpful and i was hoping you'd do more of these