King's Gambit Accepted: Lopez-Gianutio Countergambit, Hein Variation

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 f5 4.Qe2 Qh4+ 5.Kd1 fxe4 6.Nc3 Kd8

ECO C33

The King's Gambit Accepted: Lopez-Gianutio Countergambit, Hein Variation is a chess opening line in the King's Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 f5 4.Qe2 Qh4+ 5.Kd1 fxe4 6.Nc3 Kd8.

It is catalogued under code C33 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Kd8 is chosen by Black on move 6.

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