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Opening· 11 plies

King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C30), reached after 11 half-moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qa4+.

King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack ECO C30
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About this opening

King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C30. ECO group C (C00–C99) covers open games (1.e4 e5) and the French Defence, including the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Scotch and King's Gambit. This particular variation is reached after 11 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qa4+.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e5, 2.f4 Bc5, 3.Nf3 d6, 4.c3 Bg4, 5.fxe5 dxe5, 6.Qa4+. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.