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Zukertort Opening: Wade Defense

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1.Nf3d62.e4Bg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Zukertort Opening: Wade Defense497k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%164k52%
22%109k53%
18%91k52%
15%72k54%
7.7%38k53%
1.6%8.0k55%
1.3%6.7k52%
0.4%2.2k50%
0.4%2.1k49%
0.2%80851%
Famous games in this line24 master games
Gutman, Lev (2530) – Hort, Vlastimil (2555)1987½–½Dizdarevic, Emir (2540) – Kovacevic, Vlatko (2520)1998½–½Hansen, Curt (2550) – Karlsson, Lars (2510)1989½–½Nevednichy, Vladislav (2589) – Miljanic, Boro (2429)20001–0Schmittdiel, Eckhard (2485) – Vonthron, Horst (2390)19910–1Golovin, Leonid (2468) – Dmitriev, Igor (2366)2010½–½Ekstroem, Roland (2435) – Klauser, Markus (2345)1995½–½Hecht, Hans Joachim (2470) – Wade, Robert Graham (2310)19710–1
Heroes of this opening Nevednichy, Vladislav · Vonthron, Horst · Wade, Robert Graham
Family
Zukertort Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.Nf3
ECO
A04
Line
1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 Bg4
Positional
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