King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Be2

ECO C44

The King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening is a chess opening line in the King's Pawn Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Be2.

It is catalogued under code C44 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Be2 is chosen by White on move 3.

2 named continuations branch from this position, including the Basman Gambit and the Inverted Hanham.

Named variations

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