Center Game

The Center Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

1. e4 e5
2. d4 exd4
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Moves1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4
ECOC21–C22
ParentOpen Game

The game usually continues 3.Qxd4 Nc6, developing with a gain of tempo for Black due to the attack on the white queen. (Note that 3.c3 is considered a separate opening: the Danish Gambit.)

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