Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Bc4

ECO C21

The Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit is a chess opening line in the Center Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Bc4.

It is catalogued under code C21 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bc4 is chosen by White on move 3.

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