Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit, Harding Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d5 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.Nxc6

ECO C60

The Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit, Harding Gambit is a chess opening line in the Ruy Lopez complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d5 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.Nxc6.

It is catalogued under code C60 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nxc6 is chosen by White on move 5.

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