King's Gambit Declined: Miles Defense

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C30), reached after 6 half-moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5.

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About this opening

King's Gambit Declined: Miles Defense 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 6 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e5, 2.f4 Nc6, 3.Nf3 f5. 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.