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Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit

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1.e4e52.d4exd43.f4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit654k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%265k47%
15%97k53%
13%84k47%
9%59k46%
7.9%51k46%
4.2%27k46%
3.3%22k47%
2.3%15k49%
1.5%10k46%
0.7%4.4k47%
Famous games in this line21 master games
Cueto Faus, Miguel (2320) – Beltran Rueda, Santiago (2420)19990–1Kovacs, Lajos (2220) – Koelle, Arthur (2500)19831–0Rooms, Trevor (2366) – Evans, Dr. Gordon R (2329)20090–1Rovid, Kalman (2375) – Horvath, Miklos (2290)1997½–½Bauer, Manfred (2246) – Romanov, Oleg (2407)2003½–½Bartsch, Andreas (2237) – McCorry, Robert T (2411)19990–1Bartsch, Andreas (2252) – Muttoni, Guillermo (2380)1998½–½Buecker, Stefan (2300) – Schischke, Reinhard (2300)1987½–½
Heroes of this opening Beltran Rueda, Santiago · Kovacs, Lajos · Evans, Dr. Gordon R · McCorry, Robert T
Family
Center Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C21
Line
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. f4
GambitClassical
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