Tree path 3 levels Grob Opening › Keene Defense › Main Line
- Chess Codex
- Grob Opening A00
- Keene Defense A00
- Main Line A00 you are here
Grob Opening: Keene Defense, Main Line
Overview
Grob Opening: Keene Defense, Main Line is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A00.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. g4 d5 2. h3 e5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 e4 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nc3 Ne7, after 12 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Grob Opening: Keene Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Grob Opening.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 12
- Parent
- Grob Opening: Keene Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
1,823 games · White 41.9% / Draw 5.0% / Black 53.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bg5 | 768 | |
| Qb3 | 533 | |
| cxd5 | 232 | |
| e3 | 93 | |
| c5 | 61 | |
| f4 | 31 | |
| f3 | 26 | |
| Bd2 | 22 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:26:08
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