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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Bc5/3. Nxe5/3...Nc6

Chiodini gambit
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6
ECO code: C40
Parent: Busch-Gass gambit

3... Nc6

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Black offers to trade knights.

If White accepts, 4. Nxc6, Black will take back with the d-pawn in order to open up lines for their bishop and queen. Black has ultimately sacrificed their e-pawn for easier development. Black must then play aggressively in order to justify the sacrifice. This is a transposition into the line better known as the Stafford gambit.

The line keeps its own character if White declines the trade with 4. Nf3, from where it can support a d4 to take over space in the centre.

Theory table

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6

4 5
Chiodini gambit accepted Nxc6
dxc6
Stafford transposition ...
...
d3
Nf6

References

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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open games
3. Bb5
Spanish
3. Bc4
Italian
3. Nc3 Nf6
Four knights
Other
2...Nf6
Russian
2...d6
Philidor
Other
2. f4
King's gambit
2. Nc3
Vienna
Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian
1. e4 e6
French
1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann
1. e4 other
1. d4 d5
Closed games
1. d4 Nf6
Indian
1. d4 f5
Dutch
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
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