C21

Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3

The Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO code C21. It is reached after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. 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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