Center Game
Center Game is a named opening in the book. The main stored line runs e4, e5, d4. The book has 18 lines under this name, across ECO codes C20 to C22.
Play the main line
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Center Game
Play the next move in the line.
- e4
- e5
- d4
Move by move
- White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
- Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.
- White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
Variations
Halasz-McDonnell Gambit2 lines · C21Kieseritzky Variation3 lines · C21Lanc-Arnold Gambit2 lines · C21Ross Gambit1 lines · C21von der Lasa Gambit1 lines · C21Berger Variation1 lines · C22Charousek Variation1 lines · C22Hall Variation1 lines · C22Kupreichik Variation1 lines · C22Normal Variation1 lines · C22Paulsen Attack Variation1 lines · C22l'Hermet Variation1 lines · C22
Named gambits and traps
6 lines in this family have "gambit" or "trap" in the name. The list shows 6.
- Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit (C21)
- Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit, Crocodile Variation (C21)
- Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit (C21)
- Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit, Schippler Gambit (C21)
- Center Game: Ross Gambit (C21)
- Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit (C21)
Puzzles from this opening
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Find the move.