ECO A40

English Defense: Eastbourne Gambit

English Defense: Eastbourne Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO A40. Its defining line here is 1. d4 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e5.

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1. d4 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e5

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The diagram shows the position after 1. d4 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e5. 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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