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Zukertort Opening: St. George Defense

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1.Nf3a6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Zukertort Opening: St. George Defense160k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
31%49k54%
24%38k57%
16%25k54%
12%20k56%
4.5%7.1k56%
3.6%5.7k53%
3.5%5.7k54%
3.3%5.3k51%
0.7%1.2k54%
0.7%1.1k58%
Famous games in this line24 master games
Keymer, Vincent (2693) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2725)20221–0Pantsulaia, L. (2597) – Fedoseev, Vl3 (2719)20180–1Mendonca, Leon Luke (2530) – Bernadskiy, V.. (2619)20200–1Wen Yang (2617) – Tabatabaei, M. (2509)20170–1Teske, Henrik (2500) – Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel (2465)19970–1Krivonosov, O. (2416) – Laurusas, T. (2511)2019½–½Arnaudov, G. (2408) – Maksimovic, Bojan (2499)20240–1Mohr, G. (2392) – Maksimovic, Bojan (2499)20241–0
Heroes of this opening Keymer, Vincent · Fedoseev, Vl3 · Bernadskiy, V.. · Tabatabaei, M.
Family
Zukertort Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.Nf3
ECO
A04
Line
1. Nf3 a6
Positional
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