Mikenas Defense: Lithuanian Variation A40

A — Flank openings · Family: Mikenas Defense · basic reference page

1. d4 Nc6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Nce7

Position after 6 half-moves — White to move.
Material is balanced.
Family “Mikenas Defense” contains 4 recorded variation(s) here.

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Variations of this family

Name	ECO	Main line length
Mikenas Defense	A40	2 plies
Mikenas Defense: Cannstatter Variation	A40	6 plies
Mikenas Defense: Pozarek Gambit	A40	8 plies

Related openings

Nearby ECO codes in the A — Flank openings volume — compare the move orders:

Australian Defense (A40)
English Defense (A40)
Englund Gambit (A40)
Englund Gambit Declined (A40)
Horwitz Defense (A40)
Mikenas Defense (A40)