Blunderbase

Center Game

The Center Game starts 1. e4 e5 2. d4. The opening book names 14 variations of it, under ECO C20 to C22.

The main line, move by move

Starting position3 more to go

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All 14 Center Game variations

  • C21Halasz-McDonnell Gambit1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. f4
  • C21Halasz-McDonnell Gambit, Crocodile Variation1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. f4 Bc5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3
  • C21Kieseritzky Variation1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 (also reached by 2 other move orders)
  • C21Lanc-Arnold Gambit1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3
  • C21Lanc-Arnold Gambit, Schippler Gambit1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4
  • C21Ross Gambit1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Bd3
  • C21von der Lasa Gambit1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Bc4
  • C22Berger Variation1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6
  • C22Charousek Variation1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7
  • C22Hall Variation1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qc4
  • C22Kupreichik Variation1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Bc4 d6 9. Nh3
  • C22Normal Variation1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6
  • C22Paulsen Attack Variation1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3
  • C22l'Hermet Variation1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 f5

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