The Accepted is a variation of the Belgrade Gambit, catalogued as ECO C47. The line runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nxe4, reaching the position shown below after 10 half-moves.
Black holds the centre with pawns on d4. Development is level at two minor pieces each, and Black is up two points of material. It is White to move after five moves. Black has doubled pawns on the d-file; the e-file file is fully open.
On the Belgrade Gambit generally: A gambit in the Four Knights where White plays Nd5 instead of recapturing the d4 pawn. Creates immediate complications.
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The Accepted goes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nxe4. It is a variation of the Belgrade Gambit and is catalogued as ECO C47.
The Accepted is ECO C47. ECO codes group openings by their move order, so nearby codes cover closely related lines of the Belgrade Gambit.
Stockfish evaluates the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nxe4 at +0.14 at depth 18, which is balanced. Engine evaluation is only a starting point — at club level the practical value of a line is mostly about whether you know its plans better than your opponent does.
Black holds the centre with pawns on d4. Development is level at two minor pieces each, and Black is up two points of material. It is White to move. Black has doubled pawns on the d-file; the e-file file is fully open.