Editing Greco Defence (section)

{{Infobox chess opening
|openingname = Greco Defence
|image = {{Chess diagram
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|rd|nd|bd|  |kd|bd|nd|rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd|  |pd|pd|pd
|  |  |  |  |  |qd|  |  
|  |  |  |  |pd|  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |pl|  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |nl|  |  
|pl|pl|pl|pl|  |pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|  |rl
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|moves = 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6
|ECO = C40
|birth = 
|nameorigin = [[Gioachino Greco]]
|parentopening = [[King's Knight Opening]]
|AKA = McConnell Defence
|chessgid = 1622164&move=3&moves=e4.e5.Nf3.Qf6&nodes=21720.21721.21722.1622164
}}

The '''Greco Defence''' (or '''McConnell Defence'''), named after [[Gioachino Greco]] (c. 1600 – c. 1634), is a [[chess opening]] that begins with the moves:

:1. [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4|e4]] [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5|e5]]
:2. [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3|Nf3]] [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Qf6|Qf6]]

The opening is categorised by ''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings]]'' as code C40.
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