Elephant Gambit: Maróczy Gambit
ECO: C40Open Games1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Bd6
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About the Elephant Gambit: Maróczy Gambit
The Elephant Gambit: Maróczy Gambit is a line of the Elephant Gambit, catalogued under ECO code C40 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Bd6, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Elephant Gambit has 4 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.