Chess opening · ECO C21
Danish Gambit
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1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3
Danish Gambit is catalogued under ECO code C21. It is reached after 3 moves (5 half-moves): 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3. After the last move it is Black to play. White opens 1. e4. It is the defining line of the Danish Gambit family, which has 1 catalogued line in total. 2 deeper lines continue from here, listed below.