Horowitz Defense
In his book Modern Ideas In The Chess Openings, Horowitz proposed a defense against the Danish Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2). Rather than play the usual 5...d5 as Black, Horowitz suggested keeping both pawns and playing 5...c6. This would be followed up with the moves d6, Nd7, Nc5, and Be6. Although this defense is not commonly played, it has not been refuted. I. A. Horowitz receives credit as the inventor of this defense, and it is called the Horowitz Defense by Grandmaster Nigel Davies in the Foxy Openings DVD entitled Dashing Danish.
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