Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack, Schaeffer Gambit

1.e4 c6 2.Bc4 d5 3.Bb3 dxe4 4.Qh5

ECO B10

The Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack, Schaeffer Gambit is a chess opening line in the Caro-Kann Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c6 2.Bc4 d5 3.Bb3 dxe4 4.Qh5.

It is catalogued under code B10 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qh5 is chosen by White on move 4.

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