Queen's Pawn Game: Liedmann Gambit

1.d4 c5 2.c4 cxd4 3.e3

ECO A43

The Queen's Pawn Game: Liedmann Gambit is a chess opening line in the Queen's Pawn Game complex, reached after 1.d4 c5 2.c4 cxd4 3.e3.

It is catalogued under code A43 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move e3 is chosen by White on move 3.

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