Ware Opening: Cologne Gambit
ECO: A00Flank Openings1.a4 b6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nd7
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
Start
1.2.3.
About the Ware Opening: Cologne Gambit
The Ware Opening: Cologne Gambit is a line of the Ware Opening, catalogued under ECO code A00 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.a4 b6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nd7, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Ware Opening has 7 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.