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Ware Opening: Crab Variation
Overview
Ware Opening: Crab Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under 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.
It begins with 3 plies and takes 1. a4 e5 2. h4 to reach the canonical position.
It branches immediately from Ware Opening in the opening tree.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Ware Opening
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Statistics from Lichess
70,050 games · White 43.4% / Draw 3.9% / Black 52.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 40,373 | |
| Bc5 | 6,941 | |
| Nc6 | 5,874 | |
| Nf6 | 5,421 | |
| d6 | 2,708 | |
| Be7 | 2,352 | |
| f5 | 1,511 | |
| Qf6 | 1,042 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:32:35
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