A00

Ware Opening: Cologne Gambit

1. a4 b6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nd7

The Ware Opening: Cologne Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO code A00. It is reached after the moves 1. a4 b6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nd7.

It belongs to the Ware Opening 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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