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A15

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation, Double Fianchetto

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Overview

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation, Double Fianchetto is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under 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 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation, part of the broader English Opening system.

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ECO code
A15
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
8
Parent
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation

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