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Chess Openings - Calabrese Countergambit

intermediate
thechesswebsiteOpeningCalabrese countergambit

The Calabrese Countergambit is a very aggressive line that black can take against the Italian Game from white. Black looks to take advantageous of white having no knights developed and take control of the center of the board. White has to be careful because the Calabrese is full of traps that will leave white scratching his head with no board state.

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