Mikenas Defense: Pozarek Gambit

1.d4 Nc6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Nxe5 4.Nc3 Nxc4

ECO A40

The Mikenas Defense: Pozarek Gambit is a chess opening line in the Mikenas Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 Nc6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Nxe5 4.Nc3 Nxc4.

It is catalogued under code A40 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nxc4 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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