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- Caissa Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Queen's Pawn Game A41
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Wade Defense
Overview
Wade Defense is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A41.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It is reached after 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4.
It is a variation of Queen's Pawn Game, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Zukertort Opening: Wade Defense, Chigorin Plan.
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- ECO code
- A41
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Queen's Pawn Game
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
439,357 games · White 49.6% / Draw 6.3% / Black 44.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c4 | 82,200 | |
| e3 | 72,153 | |
| e4 | 70,777 | |
| Bf4 | 53,328 | |
| Nbd2 | 49,793 | |
| g3 | 37,844 | |
| h3 | 20,645 | |
| Bg5 | 16,503 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:55:54
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