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C22

Center Game: Charousek Variation

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Overview

Center Game: Charousek Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C22.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

It is reached after 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7.

It is a variation of Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C22
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
10
Parent
Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation

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