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A47

Indian Defense: Schnepper Gambit

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Overview

Indian Defense: Schnepper Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO A47 in the Flank Openings group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.

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 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c3 e5.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
A47
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
6
Parent
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense

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