Rat Defense, English Rat
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title:
Rat Defense, English Rat
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The Rat Defense, English Rat is an irregular Queen's Pawn Game chess opening characterised by the initial moves:
- 1. d4 d6
- 2. c4 e5 The position can also arise from an English Opening move order 1.c4 d6 2.d4 e5. Another possible move order can be reached via the Englund Gambit: 1. d4 e5 2. c4 d6. The "English Rat" has been played by top players such as Aronian, Anand, Svidler, Rapport, and Smirin. While 3.dxe5 dxe5 4. Qxd8, transposing into an endgame, may initially appear to be favorable
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Chess opening
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Defense,_English_Rat
date created:
2004-12-14T01:34:05Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T17:32:59Z
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