C21 · Open · a plan for White

Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit, Crocodile Variation

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1.e4e52.d4exd43.f4Bc54.Nf3Nc65.c3
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Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit, Crocodile Variation4.3k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
73%3.1k54%
8.7%37149%
4.7%20250%
3.7%15862%
2.9%12562%
2.6%11044%
1.9%8256%
1.3%5443%
0.4%1971%
0.4%1634%
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Center Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C21
Line
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. f4 Bc5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3
GambitClassical
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