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Center Game Accepted

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1.e4e52.d4exd4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Center Game Accepted23.2M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Danish Gambit46%10.6M56%
Center Game26%6.1M51%
Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation19%4.5M56%
Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit4.6%1.1M55%
Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit2.8%655k52%
Center Game: Ross Gambit0.6%128k52%
0.3%63k46%
0.1%23k45%
0.1%13k45%
0%8.7k40%
Famous games in this line1.8k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2802) – Aronian, Levon (2801)2010½–½Nepomniachtchi, I. (2776) – Ding Liren (2811)20191–0Nepomniachtchi, I. (2732) – Carlsen, M. (2832)20170–1Carlsen, Magnus (2802) – Karjakin, Sergey (2760)2010½–½Nepomniachtchi, I. (2751) – Karjakin, Sergey (2783)20171–0Nepomniachtchi, I. (2751) – Anand, V. (2783)20170–1Nepomniachtchi, I. (2751) – Karjakin, Sergey (2783)20171–0Erigaisi, Arjun (2799) – Keymer, Vincent (2733)2024½–½
Heroes of this opening Nepomniachtchi, I. · Carlsen, M. · Anand, V.
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Center Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C21
Line
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4
Classical
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Danish Gambit3.c3 · 7 deeper linesCenter Game: Ross Gambit3.Bd3Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit3.Bc4Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation3.Nf3 · 2 deeper lines
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