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Name for opening please

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Hi everyone, Im sure someone will know the awnser to this. What is the opening name for e4 e5 d4. Thanks in advance.

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Officially it's called the Center (or Centre!) Game, but it almost always transposes to something else. e.g. the Scotch: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6

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Originally posted by Data Fly
Officially it's called the Center (or Centre!) Game, but it almost always transposes to something else. e.g. the Scotch: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6
Thanks Data Fly.

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If it continues, 2... exd3 3. c3 dxc3 it becomes the Danish gambit.

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Originally posted by steve45
Hi everyone, Im sure someone will know the awnser to this. What is the opening name for e4 e5 d4. Thanks in advance.
Designation C21

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It can also spring from the Englund Gambit. 1.d4 e5?! 2.e4.

Of course the Englund Gambit is famous for it's one trap which has
caught 21 RHP players. Here is one from last year.

Wannalose - chestycough RHP 2014

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
It can also spring from the Englund Gambit. 1.d4 e5?! 2.e4.

Of course the Englund Gambit is famous for it's one trap which has
caught 21 RHP players. Here is one from last year.

Wannalose - chestycough RHP 2014

[pgn]
[Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2014.03.24"]
[EndDate "2014.03.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wa ...[text shortened]... Ng1f3 Qd8e7 4. Bc1f4 Qe7b4 5. Bf4d2 Qb4xb2 6. Bd2c3 Bf8b4 7. Qd1d2 Bb4xc3 8. Qd2xc3 Qb2c1 [/pgn]
It's funny, I thought I invented that variation, I came across it independently🙂

One thing I noted, if black puts out the knight instead of bringing back the bishop, it is a counter gambit, QxB, N-d5 and now white is in deep doo doo.