King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Hanham Variation

1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3 Nd7

ECO C30

The King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Hanham Variation is a chess opening reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3 Nd7, catalogued under code C30 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nd7 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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