King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack

1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 Bg4 5.fxe5 dxe5 6.Qa4+

ECO C30

The King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack is a chess opening line in the King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 Bg4 5.fxe5 dxe5 6.Qa4+.

It is catalogued under code C30 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qa4+ is chosen by White on move 6.

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