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Danish Gambit C21

C — Open games & French · Family: Danish Gambit · basic reference page

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3

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• Position after 5 half-moves — Black to move.
• Black holds a material edge worth 1 points.
• Family “Danish Gambit” contains 1 recorded variation(s) here.

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Nearby ECO codes in the C — Open games & French volume — compare the move orders:

• King's Pawn Game (C20)
• French Defense (C00)