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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
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Gunderam Defense
Overview
Gunderam Defense is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C40.
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 4 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qe7.
It is a variation of King's Knight Opening, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, King's Pawn Game: Gunderam Defense, Gunderam Gambit.
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- ECO code
- C40
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- King's Knight Opening
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
611,591 games · White 50.3% / Draw 4.1% / Black 45.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bc4 | 302,344 | |
| Nc3 | 189,117 | |
| d4 | 57,256 | |
| c3 | 22,265 | |
| d3 | 10,649 | |
| Be2 | 7,772 | |
| b3 | 7,298 | |
| Bb5 | 4,086 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:02:11
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