King's Gambit Declined: Hobbs-Zilbermints Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 g5 4.fxg5 h6

ECO C30

The King's Gambit Declined: Hobbs-Zilbermints Gambit is a chess opening reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 g5 4.fxg5 h6, catalogued under code C30 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move h6 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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