Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Spanish Countergambit › Harding Countergambit, Fricke Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Spanish Countergambit C60
- Harding Countergambit, Fricke Gambit C60 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit, Harding Countergambit, Fricke Gambit
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit, Harding Countergambit, Fricke Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C60 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 9 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d5 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. O-O to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C60
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
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