King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense, McCormick Defense
ECO: C35Open Games1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Nf6
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About the King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense, McCormick Defense
The King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense, McCormick Defense is a line of the King's Gambit Accepted, catalogued under ECO code C35 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Nf6, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The King's Gambit Accepted has 137 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Other lines of the King's Gambit Accepted
- King's Gambit Accepted: Basman GambitC33 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Qe2
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's GambitC33 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4
- King's Gambit Accepted: Breyer GambitC33 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Qf3
- King's Gambit Accepted: Carrera GambitC33 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Qh5
- King's Gambit Accepted: Dodo VariationC33 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Qg4
- King's Gambit Accepted: Eisenberg VariationC33 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nh3
- King's Gambit Accepted: Gaga GambitC33 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.g3
- King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's GambitC34 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3