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King's Pawn Opening

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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.

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

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