Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
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King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening
Overview
King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C44), 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2, after 5 plies of opening development.
The line refines King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 2 documented sub-systems: King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening, Inverted Hanham.
In total, the branch covers 3 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C44
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 3
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