King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack
1.e4 e5 2.c3
The King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack is a chess opening line in the King's Pawn Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.c3.
It is catalogued under code C20 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
The defining move c3 is chosen by White on move 2.
2 named continuations branch from this position, including the Lasa Gambit and the Norwalde Gambit.
Named variations
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