Irish Gambit
ECO: C44Open Games1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nxe5
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About the Irish Gambit
The Irish Gambit is catalogued under ECO code C44, in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nxe5, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.
This is the only named line of the Irish Gambit in our opening book.