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A15

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense

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Overview

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A15.

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 2 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 Nf6.

It is a direct variation of English Opening.

It is the root of 6 named variations, with English Opening: Achilles-Omega Gambit, King's Knight Variation, Queen's Knight Variation, and others among the most studied.

Below the direct variations, the full subtree contains 36 documented sub-variations.

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ECO code
A15
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
2
Parent
English Opening
Direct variations
6
Total in subtree
36

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Variations (6)

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