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Center Game Accepted
Overview
Center Game Accepted is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C21), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
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. d4 exd4.
The line refines Center Game, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line has 6 documented children — Center Game, Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit, Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation, and others being widely played.
Together the deeper variations number 25 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C21
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Center Game
- Direct variations
- 6
- Total in subtree
- 25
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Statistics from Lichess
24,258,070 games · White 52.7% / Draw 3.9% / Black 43.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c3 | 10,970,774 | |
| Qxd4 | 6,446,868 | |
| Nf3 | 4,764,802 | |
| Bc4 | 1,119,207 | |
| f4 | 672,211 | |
| Bd3 | 129,849 | |
| e5 | 64,424 | |
| c4 | 23,916 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:01:12
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Variations (6)
Show all 25 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C21 Center Game 5-ply
- C21 Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit 5-ply
- C21 Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation 5-ply
- C21 Center Game: Ross Gambit 5-ply
- C21 Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit 5-ply
- C21 Danish Gambit 5-ply
- C21 Crocodile Variation 9-ply
- C21 Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation 6-ply
- C21 Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit 7-ply
- C22 Normal Variation 6-ply
- C21 Danish Gambit Accepted 6-ply
- C21 Danish Gambit Accepted: Svenonius Defense 6-ply
- C21 Danish Gambit Declined: Sörensen Defense 6-ply
- C22 Center Game: Hall Variation 7-ply
- C21 Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation 7-ply
- C21 Schippler Gambit 9-ply
- C22 Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation 7-ply
- C21 Chigorin Defense 10-ply
- C21 Classical Defense 10-ply
- C21 Copenhagen Defense 10-ply
- C21 Schlechter Defense 10-ply
- C22 Center Game: Berger Variation 8-ply
- C22 Center Game: Charousek Variation 10-ply
- C22 Center Game: l'Hermet Variation 8-ply
- C22 Center Game: Kupreichik Variation 17-ply