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Ware Opening — opening family

7 catalogued lines · ECO A00–A00

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. a4 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; explore the full tree below and play any branch against the engine.

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Variations tree of the Ware Opening family

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7 variations of “Ware Opening” · win% from 1.5M rated games · ♞ Test your knowledge vs engine

Main continuations

All 7 lines

NameECOMain line length
Ware OpeningA001 plies
Ware Opening: Symmetric VariationA002 plies
Ware Opening: Crab VariationA003 plies
Ware Opening: Meadow Hay TrapA003 plies
Ware Opening: Wing GambitA004 plies
Ware Opening: Cologne GambitA006 plies
Ware Opening: Ware GambitA007 plies