King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Urusov Attack

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Bc4+

ECO C39

The King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Urusov Attack 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.Bc4+.

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

The defining move Bc4+ is chosen by White on move 7.

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