King's Gambit Accepted: Wagenbach Defense

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 h5

ECO C34

The King's Gambit Accepted: Wagenbach Defense is a chess opening line in the King's Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 h5.

It is catalogued under code C34 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move h5 is chosen by Black on move 3.

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