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Description: The King's Gambit Modern Defense starts with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5. This is a very safe opening for black and takes away the most aggressive lines that white likes to play in the King's Gambit. The PGN for this game to follow along is below: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 (3... d6) 4. exd5 Nf6 5. c4 (5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 (6. Bc4 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Bd6)6... Qxd5 7. d4 g5) (5. Bc4 Nxd5 6. Bxd5 (6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Bd6)(6. d4 Nc6 7. O-O Be6)6... Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qf5)(5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 (7. Nc3 Bd6)7... Bd6 8. d5 (8. O-O)8... Nxd5 9. Qxd5 Bb4+ 10. Qd2 Bxd2+) 5... c6 6. dxc6 (6. Nc3 cxd5 7. Be2 (7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 (8. Bc4 Nb6 (8... Nxc3 9. dxc3)9. Bb5+ (9. Bb3 Nc6 (9... Bd6 10. Qe2+ Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qxe6+)10. Qe2+ Be7)9... Bd7 10. Bxd7+ N8xd7)8... Qxd5 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Qxf4 Be6 (10... Bd6 11. Bc4 Bxf4 12. Bxd5 Nb4 13. Be4)11. d4 O-O-O)7... d4 8. Nd5 (8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Nb5 a6 10. d3 Nc6 (10... axb5 11. Qxa8)11. Na3 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 O-O 14. O-O Qe7)8... Nxd5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. d3 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 g5)(6. d4 cxd5 7. Bxf4 (7. Nc3)(7. c5 b6)7... Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Bxc3+ (8... O-O)9. bxc3) 6... Nxc6 7. d4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 O-O *