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Italian Game: Hungarian Defense, Tartakower Variation

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Overview

Italian Game: Hungarian Defense, Tartakower Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C50.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

It is reached after 12 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4.

It is a variation of Scotch Game: Benima Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C50
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
12
Parent
Scotch Game: Benima Defense

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