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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. d4/2...exd4/3. c3/3...dxc3/4. Bc4

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Double Danish Gambit
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4

Danish Gambit Accepted - Double Danish

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4. Bc4

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4. Bc4 gambits a second pawn. It develops the light-squared bishop to a place attacking Black's weakest square f7.

Black almost always accepts the second pawn with 4...cxb2, rather than offering a transposition to the Göring Gambit with 4...Nc6.

In one rare line, Black advances the pawn to c2, not wanting to let White develop the dark squared bishop onto the long diagonal.

Theory table

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1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4

4 5 6
Bc4
cxb2		 Bxb2
d5		 Bxd5
Nf6		 =
...
Nc6		 Nf3
cxb2		 Bxb2
Nf6		 ∞

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References

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Chess openings quick reference
1. e4
1...e5 · Open
2. Nf3
With 2...Nc6:
Four knights: (
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Italian game: (
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Spanish game: (
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With other 2nd moves:
2. Other

1...c5 · Sicilian
2. Nf3 · Open Sicilian
With 2...Nc6:

With 2...d6:

With 2...e6:

With other 2nd moves:
Anti-Sicilians
1... other
Caro-Kann
French
Other


1. d4
1...d5 · Closed
2. c4
2. Nc3
2. other
1...Nf6 · Indian
2. c4
With 2...e6:

With 2...g6:

With other 2nd moves for Black:
2. Nf3
2. other
1... other
Flank
Unorthodox
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