C21
Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit, Crocodile Variation
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. f4 Bc5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3
The Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit, Crocodile Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C21. It is reached after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. f4 Bc5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3.
It belongs to the Center Game family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.
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