Chess opening · ECO C20
Center Game
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1. e4 e5 2. d4
Center Game is catalogued under ECO code C20. It is reached after 2 moves (3 half-moves): 1. e4 e5 2. d4. After the last move it is Black to play. White opens 1. e4. It is the defining line of the Center Game family, which has 18 catalogued lines in total. 8 deeper lines continue from here, listed below.
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Continues with
- King's Pawn Game: Beyer GambitC20
- Center Game AcceptedC21
- Center Game: Kieseritzky VariationC21
- Danish GambitC21
- Danish Gambit AcceptedC21
- Danish Gambit Declined: Sörensen DefenseC21
- Center Game: Normal VariationC22
- Center Game: Paulsen Attack VariationC22