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A21

English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense

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Overview

English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A21.

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 8 plies and takes 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Be6 to reach the canonical position.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian, part of the broader English Opening system.

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ECO code
A21
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
8
Parent
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian

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