King's Gambit Accepted: Hanstein Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.O-O

ECO C38

The King's Gambit Accepted: Hanstein 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.Bc4 Bg7 5.O-O.

It is catalogued under code C38 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move O-O is chosen by White on move 5.

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