Van't Kruijs Opening: Keoni-Hiva Gambit, Alua Variation

1.e3 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3

ECO A00

The Van't Kruijs Opening: Keoni-Hiva Gambit, Alua Variation is a chess opening line in the Van't Kruijs Opening complex, reached after 1.e3 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3.

It is catalogued under code A00 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nf3 is chosen by White on move 4.

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