Scandinavian Defense: Kloosterboer Gambit

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 c6 3.dxc6 e5 · ECO B01 · White to move

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What Scandinavian Defense: Kloosterboer Gambit puts on the board

White has a 2-point material edge; white is to move.

Black has central pawns on e5.

White can still castle either side; Black can still castle either side.

The c-file is half-open for Black, giving that side a natural pressure lane.

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