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Danish Gambit Accepted
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/5n2/8/2B1P3/5N2/PB3PPP/RN1QK2R b

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Nf6 6. Nf3

Danish Gambit Accepted, Classical Defence

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6. Nf3

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6…Nxe4? would be a great move to teach chess students about the value of development over pawn-grabbing. The simple 7. O-O sets in motion an overwhelming attack.

Part of the reason White wants to play 7. O-O is that it deprives Black of the bishop check on b4, which is otherwise a free developing move. So it makes sense that Black's most popular move is the immediate 6...Bb4+ followed by castling, and that a less popular but higher-scoring alternative is 6...d5 to distract White from castling by threatening a piece. After 6...d5 7.exd5 Black has the nice d6 square for the bishop, Open Ruy Lopez style.

Black can opt for passive defence with 6...Be7 or 6...d6, or for a transposition to the Göring Gambit with 6...Nc6.

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