Danish Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense

1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 Nf6

ECO C21

The Danish Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense is a chess opening line in the Danish Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 Nf6.

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

The defining move Nf6 is chosen by Black on move 5.

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This position is covered in the Danish Gambit course: a GM-authored repertoire you study move by move, then practice against a human-like AI opponent.

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