Danish Gambit

noun

An Open Game (and a variation of the Center Game) in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3, in which white's third move is queen's bishop's pawn to the third rank.

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nounDanish Game (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn Open Game (and a variation of the Center Game) in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3, in which white's third move is queen's bishop's pawn to the third rank.
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