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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 variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C20.

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

The line arises from 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f3 Nf6 3. Nc3.

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

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ECO code
C20
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
5
Parent
King's Pawn Game: King's Head Opening

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