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was also more popular in the past. It often transposes to the Italian Game or Vienna Game, but there are several independent lines.
*2.d4, the Center Game, the least common of these four moves, where White immediately opens the center. Most often, the pawn is recovered after 2...exd4 3.Qxd4; Black may then gain a tempo on White's queen with 3...Nc6. An alternative is to sacrifice one or two pawns by offering the Danish Gambit

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