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Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation
Overview
Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C21.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 6 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 c5.
It is a variation of Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation.
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- ECO code
- C21
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
889,346 games · White 59.0% / Draw 3.2% / Black 37.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bc4 | 560,670 | |
| c3 | 246,460 | |
| Ng5 | 22,830 | |
| b4 | 13,077 | |
| Bd3 | 10,897 | |
| e5 | 7,266 | |
| Bf4 | 5,758 | |
| Nxd4 | 5,176 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:23:12
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