Tree path 6 levels English Opening › Anglo-Indian Defense › Queen's Knight Variation › English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense › English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation › English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation
A16

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation

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Overview

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6, after 8 plies of opening development.

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

It continues primarily into one named line, English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense, Korchnoi Variation.

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ECO code
A16
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
8
Parent
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation
Direct variations
1

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