King's Gambit Accepted: Middleton Countergambit

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 d6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.hxg4 hxg4

ECO C37

The King's Gambit Accepted: Middleton Countergambit 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 d6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.hxg4 hxg4.

It is catalogued under code C37 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move hxg4 is chosen by Black on move 7.

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