King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Walthoffen Attack

1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Qh5

ECO C30

The King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Walthoffen Attack is a chess opening line in the King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Qh5.

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

The defining move Qh5 is chosen by White on move 3.

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