Danish Gambit

ECO: C21Open Games1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3

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About the Danish Gambit

The Danish Gambit is catalogued under ECO code C21, in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.

This is the only named line of the Danish Gambit in our opening book.

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