Tree path 4 levels English Opening › Anglo-Indian Defense › King's Knight Variation › Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Capablanca Variation
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A12

Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Capablanca Variation

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Overview

Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Capablanca Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A12.

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 8 plies and takes 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bg4 to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.

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ECO code
A12
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
8
Parent
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation

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