ECO A40

Mikenas Defense: Cannstatter Variation

Mikenas Defense: Cannstatter Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO A40. Its defining line here is 1. d4 Nc6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Nd4.

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1. d4 Nc6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Nd4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. d4 Nc6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Nd4. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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