Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov Gambit

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Bxc4

ECO D20

The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov Gambit is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Bxc4.

It is catalogued under code D20 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bxc4 is chosen by White on move 4.

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