Ware Opening: Cologne Gambit

1.a4 b6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nd7

ECO A00

The Ware Opening: Cologne Gambit is a chess opening line in the Ware Opening complex, reached after 1.a4 b6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nd7.

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

The defining move Nd7 is chosen by Black on move 3.

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