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A88

Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation

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Overview

Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A88.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It is reached after 14 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6.

It is a variation of Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
A88
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
14
Parent
Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation

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