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King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense

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Overview

King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C40.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

The line arises from 4 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Knight Opening, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

2 named variations grow from this line, including Damiano Gambit, Damiano Gambit, Chigorin Gambit.

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ECO code
C40
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
4
Parent
King's Knight Opening
Direct variations
2

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Variations (2)

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Sister lines that share the same parent King's Knight Opening:

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