Rat Defense: English Rat, Lisbon Gambit

1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Nc6

ECO A41

The Rat Defense: English Rat, Lisbon Gambit is a chess opening line in the Rat Defense: English Rat complex, reached after 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Nc6.

It is catalogued under code A41 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nc6 is chosen by Black on move 3.

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