Centre_Pawn_Opening
Centre Pawn Opening
Chess opening
The Centre Pawn Opening[1] (or the MacLeod Attack) is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
The opening was analyzed by Ruy López in his 1561 book, but has never been popular. It was played 17 times in the New York 1889 tournament by the Canadian master Nicholas MacLeod[1] but has otherwise arisen rarely in tournament play.