King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening, Inverted Hanham

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Be2 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.Nbd2

ECO C44

The King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening, Inverted Hanham is a chess opening line in the King's Pawn Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Be2 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.Nbd2.

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

The defining move Nbd2 is chosen by White on move 5.

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