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A30

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano Gambit

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Overview

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A30, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

The line arises from 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b4.

The line refines English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, which traces back to the root opening English Opening.

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ECO code
A30
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
5
Parent
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation

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