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A29

English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line

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Overview

English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A29.

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 10 plies and takes 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of English Opening: King's English Variation, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.

It continues primarily into one named line, English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line.

Together the deeper variations number 2 across the full subtree.

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ECO code
A29
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
10
Parent
English Opening: King's English Variation
Direct variations
1
Total in subtree
2

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Variations (1)

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