ECO C40

Elephant Gambit: Wasp Variation

Elephant Gambit: Wasp Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C40. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nxe5 dxe4 4. Bc4 Qg5.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nxe5 dxe4 4. Bc4 Qg5

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nxe5 dxe4 4. Bc4 Qg5. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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