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Owen Defense: Guatemala Defense

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1.e4b62.d4Ba6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Owen Defense: Guatemala Defense211k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
53%112k59%
22%46k57%
10%21k59%
6.8%14k56%
2.2%4.6k51%
2%4.2k55%
1.3%2.6k53%
0.9%1.8k56%
0.5%1.1k56%
0.3%64252%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Peetoom, Frank (2272) – Morin, Stephane (2391)2001½–½Eberth, Zoltan (2220) – Bodi, Tamas (2210)1993½–½
Family
Owen Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B00
Line
1. e4 b6 2. d4 Ba6
Fianchetto
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