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A40

Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening

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Overview

Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A40.

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

It is reached after 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6.

It is a direct variation of Queen's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
A40
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
4
Parent
Queen's Pawn Game

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