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King's Gambit Accepted

Kieseritzky Gambit, Brentano Defense, Caro Variation

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.f4exf4
  3. 3.Nf3g5
  4. 4.h4g4
  5. 5.Ne5d5
  6. 6.d4Nf6
  7. 7.Bxf4Nxe4
  8. 8.Nd2

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A rare Brentano Defense line of the Kieseritzky Gambit in which White meets 5...d5 with 6. d4, giving up e4 to regain the f4-pawn with the bishop.

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About the Caro Variation

The Caro Variation is White's alternative to the more common 6. exd5 against the Brentano Defense. After 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bxf4, White recovers the f-pawn with a developing move but lets Black take on e4, then questions the centralized knight with 8. Nd2. Black stays a pawn ahead. The e-file is open, the d-pawns face each other, and play revolves around the opposing knights on e4 and e5.

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