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Horwitz Defense
Overview
Horwitz Defense is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A40.
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 2 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 e6.
It branches immediately from Queen's Pawn Game in the opening tree.
4 named variations grow from this line, including Benoni Defense: Franco-Sicilian Hybrid, English Defense, Zilbermints Gambit, and others.
In total, the branch covers 7 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- A40
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- Queen's Pawn Game
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 7
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