Tree path 3 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Modern Defense › Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer Gambit
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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Modern Defense A40
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Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer Gambit
Overview
Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO A40 in the Flank Openings group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
The line arises from 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 g6 2. h4 Nf6 3. h5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- A40
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
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