Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation C21
C — Open games & French · Family: Center Game · basic reference page
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3
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- Position after 5 half-moves — Black to move.
- Black holds a material edge worth 1 points.
- Family “Center Game” contains 18 recorded variation(s) here.
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Variations of this family
| Name | ECO | Main line length |
|---|---|---|
| Center Game | C20 | 3 plies |
| Center Game | C21 | 5 plies |
| Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit | C21 | 5 plies |
| Center Game: Halasz-McDonnell Gambit, Crocodile Variation | C21 | 9 plies |
| Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation | C21 | 6 plies |
| Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation | C21 | 7 plies |
| Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit | C21 | 7 plies |
| Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit, Schippler Gambit | C21 | 9 plies |
| Center Game: Ross Gambit | C21 | 5 plies |
| Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit | C21 | 5 plies |
| Center Game: Berger Variation | C22 | 8 plies |
| Center Game: Charousek Variation | C22 | 10 plies |
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