Tree path 3 levels King's Pawn Game › St. George Defense › San Jorge Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- St. George Defense B00
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St. George Defense: San Jorge Variation
Overview
St. George Defense: San Jorge Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B00.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Bd3 d6 5. O-O g6 6. c3 Bg7, after 12 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of St. George Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B00
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 12
- Parent
- St. George Defense
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