Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Pirc Defense › Pirc Defense › King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Pirc Defense B00
- Pirc Defense B00
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King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense
Overview
King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B07.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It is reached after 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 d6 2. d4 e5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Pirc Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B07
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Pirc Defense
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