King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Blackburne Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Nc3

ECO C39

The King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Blackburne Gambit is a chess opening line in the King's Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Nc3.

It is catalogued under code C39 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nc3 is chosen by White on move 7.

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