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A41

Queen's Pawn Game

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Overview

Queen's Pawn Game is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A41.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It begins with 2 plies and takes 1. d4 d6 to reach the canonical position.

It branches immediately from Queen's Pawn Game in the opening tree.

3 named variations grow from this line, including Old Indian Defense, Robatsch Defense, Wade Defense.

Together the deeper variations number 7 across the full subtree.

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ECO code
A41
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
2
Parent
Queen's Pawn Game
Direct variations
3
Total in subtree
7

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Variations (3)

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