King's Gambit Declined: Keene Defense

1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4+ 3.g3 Qe7

ECO C30

The King's Gambit Declined: Keene Defense is a chess opening reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4+ 3.g3 Qe7, catalogued under code C30 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qe7 is chosen by Black on move 3.

More ECO C30 openings

• King's Gambit — 1.e4
• King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation — 1.e4
• King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Hanham Variation — 1.e4
• King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Réti Variation — 1.e4
• King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Soldatenkov Variation — 1.e4
• King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Svenonius Variation — 1.e4

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