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A41

Wade Defense

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Overview

Wade Defense is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as 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 is reached after 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4.

It is a variation of Queen's Pawn Game, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

It continues primarily into one named line, Zukertort Opening: Wade Defense, Chigorin Plan.

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ECO code
A41
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
4
Parent
Queen's Pawn Game
Direct variations
1

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Variations (1)