ECO C36

King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense

King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO C36. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5.

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1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5. 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.

Other catalogued lines with this name

  • C36: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5

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