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Danish GambitC21

Danish Gambit is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO C21, in volume C (open games after 1.e4 e5 plus the French Defense).

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1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3
♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜
Position after 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 — Danish Gambit
ECO code
C21
Opening family
Danish Gambit
Recorded half-moves
5
Last numbered move
3
Side to move
Black
Castling rights
White kingside, White queenside, Black kingside, Black queenside
Material
Black is ahead by 1 point
FEN
rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/8/3pP3/2P5/PP3PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 3

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