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C4011 plies · black to move

King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit

The King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO code C40 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 6 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 fxe5 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxh8. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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

Resulting Position