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King's Pawn Game: Dresden Opening

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.c4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Pawn Game: Dresden Opening509k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
39%201k52%
38%191k50%
13%66k47%
2.2%11k54%
1.4%7.4k49%
1.2%6.1k49%
1%4.9k44%
0.9%4.7k52%
0.8%3.9k47%
0.6%3.2k44%
Famous games in this line21 master games
Herrera Reyes, J. (2345) – Huschenbeth, N. (2610)20220–1Kurtenkov, Atanas (2455) – Tseshkovsky, Vitaly (2455)1986½–½Segalla, José Getulio Martin (2452) – Gysi, Adolf (2454)20070–1Shirazi, Kamran G (2475) – Shipman, Walter (2360)19830–1Herrera Reyes, J. (2319) – Petkov, V. (2492)20221–0Herrera Reyes, J. (2345) – Prraneeth, Vuppala (2457)20220–1Byelopolskiy, V. (2478) – Mohota, Nisha (2323)20120–1Kurtenkov, Atanas (2300) – Lukacs, Peter (2470)19851–0
Heroes of this opening Huschenbeth, N. · Gysi, Adolf · Shipman, Walter · Herrera Reyes, J.
Family
King's Pawn Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C44
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4
Classical
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