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C21

Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation

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Overview

Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C21.

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

The line arises from 6 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 c5.

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

It continues primarily into one named line, Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation.

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ECO code
C21
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
6
Parent
Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation
Direct variations
1

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