King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Santa Maria Defense

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Ne5 Qh4+ 6.Kf1 Nf6

ECO C37

The King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Santa Maria Defense 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 g4 5.Ne5 Qh4+ 6.Kf1 Nf6.

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

The defining move Nf6 is chosen by Black on move 6.

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