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A20

English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation

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Overview

English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A20.

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 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 e5 2. Nf3.

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, Nimzowitsch-Flohr Variation.

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ECO code
A20
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
3
Parent
English Opening: King's English Variation
Direct variations
1

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