Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne Gambit

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 c6 3.dxc6 Nxc6

ECO B01

The Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne Gambit is a chess opening line in the Scandinavian Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 c6 3.dxc6 Nxc6.

It is catalogued under code B01 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nxc6 is chosen by Black on move 3.

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