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C00

French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation, Reuter Gambit

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Overview

French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation, Reuter Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C00 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 is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4.

It is a variation of French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.

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ECO code
C00
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
6
Parent
French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation

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