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King's Pawn Game: King's Head Opening

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Overview

King's Pawn Game: King's Head Opening is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C20), arising from a recognised theoretical position.

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 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f3.

The line is a first-level refinement of King's Pawn Game.

It continues primarily into one named line, King's Pawn Game: King's Head Opening.

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ECO code
C20
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
3
Parent
King's Pawn Game
Direct variations
1

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Variations (1)