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Center Game: Hall Variation

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1.e4e52.d4exd43.Qxd4Nc64.Qc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Center Game: Hall Variation164k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%68k50%
33%55k47%
4.7%7.7k49%
4.2%6.9k52%
3.4%5.5k44%
2.4%4.0k51%
2.4%3.9k45%
1.7%2.8k44%
1.3%2.2k48%
1.1%1.8k45%
Famous games in this line73 master games
Wei Yi (2725) – Karjakin, Sergey (2754)20191–0Sethuraman, S. (2643) – So, W. (2760)2022½–½Pranav, V. (2621) – Ivanchuk, V. (2630)20241–0Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2661) – Horvath, Dominik (2559)20241–0Xu, Xiangyu (2580) – Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan (2637)20200–1Xu, Xiangyu (2582) – Postny, E. (2605)20191–0Xu, Xiangyu (2582) – Romanov, E. (2604)20191–0Tomczak, Jacek (2625) – Van Foreest, Lucas (2531)20201–0
Heroes of this opening Xu, Xiangyu · Wei Yi · Pranav, V. · Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian
Family
Center Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C22
Line
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qc4
Classical
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