Chess opening · ECO C22
Center Game: Normal Variation
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1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6
Center Game: Normal Variation is catalogued under ECO code C22. It is reached after 3 moves (6 half-moves): 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6. After the last move it is White to play. White opens 1. e4. It is a named variation of the Center Game, which has 18 catalogued lines in total. 1 deeper line continue from here, listed below.