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A08

Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld

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Overview

Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A08.

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 7 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4.

It is a variation of King's Indian Attack: French Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Zukertort Opening.

It branches into 2 notable variations — Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld, Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld.

In total, the branch covers 3 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
A08
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
7
Parent
King's Indian Attack: French Variation
Direct variations
2
Total in subtree
3

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Variations (2)

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