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Danish Gambit

What is the Danish Gambit?

The Danish Gambit is a chess opening that begins with 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3. It is classified under ECO C21. White chooses it with the move c3.

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Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3

ECO: C21

Chosen by: White

How to learn an opening

Learn the ideas before the moves: where the pieces go, which pawn breaks matter and what the typical middlegame plans are. Then play it, and after each game look up the point where you or your opponent left the known moves. MentoChess shows that point automatically for every game you import.

Opening lessons: Three golden opening rules · Scholar’s mate and how to stop it · Italian Game: plans, not just moves · Answering 1.d4: the Queen’s Gambit Declined · Meeting the Sicilian with 2.c3 · From moves to structures

Other openings starting 1. e4

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