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King's Bishop Gambit Accepted
3.Bc4
With this move, White develops the bishop and opens the square f1 for the king if Black elects to prevent White from castling with 3...Qh4+. However, this places the queen on a non-ideal square, with White later being able to play Nf3 and chase it away. Alternatively, Black can develop a piece with 3...Nf6 or play aggressively in the center and give up a pawn with 3...d5 for open lines.
Theory table
1. e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4
3
King's Gambit Accepted
...Nf6
Nc3
...d5
Bxd5
...Qh4+
Kf1
Bishop's Gambit
Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. 1-8574-4221-0.
Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. 0-8129-3084-3.