Elephant Gambit: Maróczy Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Bd6

ECO C40

The Elephant Gambit: Maróczy Gambit is a chess opening line in the Elephant Gambit complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Bd6.

It is catalogued under code C40 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bd6 is chosen by Black on move 3.

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