Chess opening · ECO A41
Rat Defense: English Rat
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1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5
Rat Defense: English Rat is catalogued under ECO code A41. It is reached after 2 moves (4 half-moves): 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5. After the last move it is White to play. White opens 1. d4. It is a named variation of the Rat Defense, which has 11 catalogued lines in total.
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More Rat Defense lines
- Rat Defense: Balogh DefenseA82
- Rat Defense: Antal DefenseB00
- Rat Defense: Small Center DefenseC00
- Rat Defense: HarmonistB00
- Rat Defense: Petruccioli AttackB00
- Rat Defense: Spike AttackB00