A04 · Flank · a plan for White

Zukertort Opening: The Walrus

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1.Nf3e52.Nxe5Nc63.Nxc6dxc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Zukertort Opening: The Walrus190k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
30%57k57%
26%50k54%
17%32k51%
7.4%14k55%
7.3%14k53%
4.9%9.2k52%
3.5%6.6k54%
2.3%4.4k54%
0.4%83554%
0.2%36950%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Siikaluoma, Auno (2551) – Raijmaekers, René C. H (2460)20091–0
Family
Zukertort Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.Nf3
ECO
A04
Line
1. Nf3 e5 2. Nxe5 Nc6 3. Nxc6 dxc6
Positional
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