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C21

Danish Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3

About This Opening

The Danish Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3) offers one or even two pawns for rapid development and raking bishops on c4 and b2 — pure Romantic-era chess that still wins quick miniatures against unprepared opponents.

Variations

20 found
C21
Danish Gambit
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3
C21
Danish Gambit: Easy Space
e4 e5 d4 Nc6 d5 Nce7 Nf3
C21
Danish Gambit: Safe Recapture
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 d3 Bxd3
C21
Danish Gambit Accepted
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2
C21
Copenhagen Defense, Danish Gambit
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Bb4+
C21
Classical Defense, Danish Gambit
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Nf6
C21
Chigorin Defense, Danish Gambit
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Qe7
C21
Danish Gambit: Center Play
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 d5 exd5 Qxd5 cxd4 Nc6 Nf3
C21
Danish Gambit: Knight Blunder
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Nf6 e5 Nh5 Qxh5
C21
Danish Gambit: Bishop Gift
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Bb4+ Nc3 Nf6 Qb3 O-O Qxb4
C21
Danish Gambit: Bishop Onslaught
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Bb4+ Nc3 Qe7 Ne2 Qxe4 Qb3 Bxc3+ Bxc3 Qg6 O-O
C21
Danish Gambit: Tricky Endgame
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 d5 Bxd5 Nf6 Bxf7+ Kxf7 Qxd8 Bb4+ Qd2 Bxd2+ Nxd2
C21
Danish Gambit: King's Gambit
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Nf6 e5 d5 exf6 dxc4 Qxd8+ Kxd8 fxg7 Bxg7 Bxg7 Rg8 Bf6+
C21
Danish Gambit: Greedy Mate
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Bb4+ Nc3 Nf6 Qb3 Bxc3+ Qxc3 O-O Nf3 Nc6 O-O Nxe4 Qxg7#
C21
Danish Gambit: Central Siege
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Bb4+ Nc3 Nf6 Qb3 Bxc3+ Qxc3 O-O Nf3 Nc6 O-O d6 Rfe1
C21
Danish Gambit: Pawn Promotion
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Nf6 e5 d5 exf6 dxc4 Qxd8+ Kxd8 fxg7 Bb4+ Nc3 Rg8 O-O-O+ Bd7 Nd5
C21
Danish Gambit: Rook Snatch
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Nf6 e5 Qe7 Qe2 Ng8 Nc3 Nc6 Nd5 Qd8 Nf6+ gxf6 exf6+ Nge7 fxe7 Qxe7 Bxh8
C21
Danish Gambit: Sacrificial Fury
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Nf6 e5 Qe7 Qe2 Ng8 Nc3 Nc6 Nd5 Qd8 Nf6+ gxf6 exf6+ Be7 fxe7 Qxe7 Bxh8
C21
Danish Gambit: Royal Skewer
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Nf6 e5 d5 exf6 Bb4+ Bc3 Bxc3+ Nxc3 dxc4 fxg7 Qxd1+ Rxd1 Rg8 Nd5 Rxg7 Nxc7+
C21
Danish Gambit: Rook Forker
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Bc4 cxb2 Bxb2 Nf6 e5 d5 exf6 Bb4+ Bc3 Bxc3+ Nxc3 dxc4 fxg7 Qxd1+ Rxd1 Rg8 Nd5 Na6 Nf6+ Ke7 Nxg8+