Center Game: l'Hermet Variation

ECO: C22Open Games1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 f5

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About the Center Game: l'Hermet Variation

The Center Game: l'Hermet Variation is a line of the Center Game, catalogued under ECO code C22 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 f5, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.

The Center Game has 18 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.

Other lines of the Center Game