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Owen Defense B00

Family: Owen Defense

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The Owen Defense is catalogued under the ECO code B00. Its main line runs 1. e4 b6.

After 2 half-moves the diagrammed position is reached and it is White to move. Material is balanced.

This encyclopedia records 8 variations inside the “Owen Defense” family — follow the links below to compare the branching lines.

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1. e4 b6

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Variations of this family

NameECOMain line length
Owen Defense: Guatemala DefenseB004 plies
Owen Defense: Hekili-Loa GambitB006 plies
Owen Defense: Matovinsky GambitB0010 plies
Owen Defense: Naselwaus GambitB005 plies
Owen Defense: Smith GambitB005 plies
Owen Defense: Unicorn VariationB006 plies
Owen Defense: Wind GambitB006 plies

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