King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Cotter Gambit

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

ECO C39

The King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Cotter 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.

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

The defining move Nxf7 is chosen by White on move 6.

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