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- King's Pawn Game C20
- Center Game C20
- Center Game Accepted C21
- Danish Gambit C21
- Danish Gambit Accepted C21
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Danish Gambit Accepted: Chigorin Defense
Overview
Danish Gambit Accepted: Chigorin Defense belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C21, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
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 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Qe7.
The line refines Danish Gambit Accepted, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C21
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
- Parent
- Danish Gambit Accepted
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Statistics from Lichess
153,378 games · White 58.8% / Draw 2.6% / Black 38.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 61,576 | |
| Nd2 | 46,106 | |
| Qb3 | 9,446 | |
| e5 | 8,953 | |
| Ne2 | 8,100 | |
| Qe2 | 6,120 | |
| Nf3 | 5,245 | |
| Qf3 | 2,792 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:15:44
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