King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5

ECO C36

The King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense is a chess opening line in the King's Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5.

It is catalogued under code C36 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move d5 is chosen by Black on move 3.

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