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A12

Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, London Defensive System

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Overview

Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, London Defensive System is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under 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 is reached after 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bf5.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, part of the broader English Opening system.

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ECO code
A12
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
8
Parent
Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation

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