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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
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Mikenas Defense: Pozarek Gambit
Overview
Mikenas Defense: Pozarek Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A40, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. d4 Nc6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. Nc3 Nxc4 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Mikenas Defense, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A40
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 8
- Parent
- Mikenas Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
9,119 games · White 53.7% / Draw 3.9% / Black 42.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e4 | 4,923 | |
| Nf3 | 1,555 | |
| e3 | 1,419 | |
| Bf4 | 598 | |
| Qb3 | 171 | |
| b3 | 117 | |
| g3 | 110 | |
| Qd5 | 52 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:44:32
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