Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Center Game › Center Game Accepted › Danish Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Center Game C20
- Center Game Accepted C21
- Danish Gambit C21 you are here
Danish Gambit
Overview
Danish Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C21 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 5 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Center Game Accepted, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Danish Gambit Accepted, Danish Gambit Accepted: Svenonius Defense, Danish Gambit Declined: Sörensen Defense.
Together the deeper variations number 7 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C21
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Center Game Accepted
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 7
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