King's Pawn Opening: Van Hooydoon Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Qe2 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Nxd4

ECO C20

The King's Pawn Opening: Van Hooydoon Gambit is a chess opening line in the King's Pawn Opening complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Qe2 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Nxd4.

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

The defining move Nxd4 is chosen by Black on move 6.

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