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  8. Exchange Variation B03
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B03

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation, Voronezh Variation

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Overview

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation, Voronezh Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B03.

The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. b3, after 17 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B03
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
17
Parent
Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation

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Sister lines that share the same parent Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation:

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