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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Dutch Defense A80
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Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation
Overview
Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A80.
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 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Dutch Defense, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Dutch Defense: Spielmann Gambit, Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov Attack, Dutch System.
In total, the branch covers 3 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- A80
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Dutch Defense
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 3
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