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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Owen Defense B00
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Owen Defense: Guatemala Defense
Overview
Owen Defense: Guatemala Defense is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B00.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It is reached after 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Ba6.
It is a variation of Owen Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B00
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Owen Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
215,680 games · White 55.4% / Draw 4.7% / Black 39.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bxa6 | 114,895 | |
| c4 | 46,901 | |
| Bd3 | 21,935 | |
| Nc3 | 14,722 | |
| d5 | 4,594 | |
| Nf3 | 4,288 | |
| Ne2 | 2,714 | |
| f3 | 1,866 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:58:35
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