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St. George Defense B00

B — Semi-open games · Family: St. George Defense

1. e4 a6

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The St. George Defense is catalogued under the ECO code B00. Its main line runs 1. e4 a6.

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

This encyclopedia records 4 variations inside the “St. George Defense” family — compare the branching lines in the tree below.

Play through the moves on the board above, explore the variations tree below — click any move of any branch — then test yourself against the engine from the position you picked.

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St. George Defense

Variations tree of the St. George Defense family

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4 variations of “St. George Defense” · win% from 1.5M rated games · ♞ Test your knowledge vs engine

Variations of this family

NameECOMain line length
St. George Defense: Polish VariationB008 plies
St. George Defense: San Jorge VariationB0012 plies
St. George Defense: Zilbermints GambitB004 plies

Related openings

Nearby ECO codes in the B — Semi-open games volume — compare the move orders: