Tree path 4 levels English Opening › Anglo-Indian Defense › Queen's Knight Variation › English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense

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English Opening A10
Anglo-Indian Defense A15
Queen's Knight Variation A16
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A16

English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense

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English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A16.

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

It begins with 4 plies and takes 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.

It branches into 3 notable variations — English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation.

Together the deeper variations number 6 across the full subtree.

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ECO code: A16
Group: Flank Openings (A)
Plies: 4
Parent: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
Direct variations: 3
Total in subtree: 6

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