King's Gambit Declined: Keene Defense
ECO: C30Open Games1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4+ 3.g3 Qe7
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About the King's Gambit Declined: Keene Defense
The King's Gambit Declined: Keene Defense is a line of the King's Gambit Declined, catalogued under ECO code C30 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4+ 3.g3 Qe7, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The King's Gambit Declined has 53 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Other lines of the King's Gambit Declined
- King's Gambit Declined: Classical VariationC30 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer CountergambitC31 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5
- King's Gambit Declined: Keene's DefenseC30 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4+
- King's Gambit Declined: Mafia DefenseC30 · 1.e4 c5 2.f4 e5
- King's Gambit Declined: Norwalde VariationC30 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qf6
- King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis CountergambitC30 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 f5
- King's Gambit Declined: Petrov's DefenseC30 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nf6
- King's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight DefenseC30 · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6