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King's Pawn Game: Mengarini's Opening

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1.e4e52.a3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Pawn Game: Mengarini's Opening575k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
35%199k52%
30%174k51%
11%65k53%
9%52k49%
5.6%32k50%
2%11k55%
1.3%7.6k52%
1.3%7.5k55%
1%5.6k48%
0.7%4.2k50%
Famous games in this line54 master games
Gelashvili, Tamaz (2605) – Harika, Dronavalli (2445)20091–0Wahls, Matthias (2525) – Piket, Jeroen (2495)1990½–½Bortnyk, Olexandr (2601) – Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim (2369)20251–0Kunzelmann, Fred (2505) – Babic, Darko (2463)2016½–½Krecak, Dr. Zvonko (2374) – Issler, Dr. Christian (2587)2009½–½Deepan Chakkravarthy, J. (2491) – Sriram, Jha (2457)20081–0Wahls, Matthias (2525) – Brueckner, Thomas (2405)19901–0Fischer, Jens (2458) – Frotscher, Thomas (2460)2025½–½
Heroes of this opening Gelashvili, Tamaz · Bortnyk, Olexandr · Deepan Chakkravarthy, J. · Wahls, Matthias
Family
King's Pawn Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C20
Line
1. e4 e5 2. a3
Classical
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