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King's Pawn Opening
Overview
King's Pawn Opening is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C20.
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. b3, after 3 plies of opening development.
It branches immediately from King's Pawn Game in the opening tree.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- C20
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- King's Pawn Game
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