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Australian DefenseA40

Australian Defense is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO A40, in volume A (flank openings, irregular first moves, and many English/Reti structures).

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ECO code

A40

Opening family

Australian Defense

Recorded half-moves

2

Last numbered move

1

Side to move

White

Castling rights

White kingside, White queenside, Black kingside, Black queenside

Material

Material is level

FEN

r1bqkbnr/pppppppp/n7/8/3P4/8/PPP1PPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 1 2

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This page preserves a source name, one exact legal move sequence and its resulting FEN. It does not claim that the sequence is best, common or strategically self-contained. Opening names can cover several move orders; the links below report only parent, continuation and family relationships present in this catalogue.

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• Queen's Pawn Game (A40)

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