King's Pawn Game: Philidor Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.d4 d6 3.dxe5 Bd7

ECO C20

The King's Pawn Game: Philidor Gambit is a chess opening line in the King's Pawn Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.d4 d6 3.dxe5 Bd7.

It is catalogued under code C20 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bd7 is chosen by Black on move 3.

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