ECO D20

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO D20. Its defining line here is 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5.

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5

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

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