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C3915 plies · black to move

King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Brentano Defense, Caro Variation

The King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Brentano Defense, Caro Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C39 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 8 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d5 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bxf4 Nxe4 8. Nd2. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black k
Black b
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
5
Black p
White n
4
White p
Black n
White b
Black p
White p
3
2
White p
White p
White p
White n
White p
1a
White r
b
c
d
White q
e
White k
f
White b
g
h
White r

Resulting Position