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Rat Defense: Balogh Defense

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1.e4d62.d4f5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Rat Defense: Balogh Defense370k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
39%143k57%
25%93k57%
13%49k54%
9%33k48%
8.3%31k52%
1.6%5.9k47%
1.2%4.3k50%
0.7%2.6k56%
0.5%1.9k47%
0.4%1.4k53%
Famous games in this line29 master games
Jenni, Florian (2520) – Buecker, Stefan (2354)20061–0Perez Candelario, Man (2565) – Brethes, F. (2276)20141–0Jerez Perez, Alfonso (2460) – Buecker, Stefan (2346)2001½–½Ekstroem, Roland (2492) – Herb, Pascal (2312)20011–0Feoktistov, Alexey A (2423) – Buecker, Stefan (2354)20061–0Womacka, Mathias (2409) – Buecker, Stefan (2354)20060–1Murariu, Andrei (2503) – Stanca, Adrian (2253)20111–0Leko, Peter (2460) – Tornai, Imre (2290)19921–0
Heroes of this opening Jenni, Florian · Perez Candelario, Man · Ekstroem, Roland · Feoktistov, Alexey A
Family
Rat Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
A82
Line
1. e4 d6 2. d4 f5
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