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A149 plies · black to move

English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined

The English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined is a chess opening classified under ECO code A14 in the Flank Openings family, characterized by moves like 1.c4, 1.Nf3, or 1.f4, aiming to control the center indirectly. It is reached after 5 moves: 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black k
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black p
Black n
5
Black p
4
White p
3
White n
White p
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White b
White p
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White b
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White q
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White k
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Resulting Position