King's Gambit Accepted: Fischer Defense

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6

ECO C34

The King's Gambit Accepted: Fischer Defense is a chess opening line in the King's Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6.

It is catalogued under code C34 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move d6 is chosen by Black on move 3.

2 named continuations branch from this position, including the Schulder Gambit and the Spanish Variation.

Named variations

• King's Gambit Accepted: Fischer Defense, Schulder Gambit — ECO C34
• King's Gambit Accepted: Fischer Defense, Spanish Variation — ECO C34

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