Mikenas Defense: Cannstatter Variation
ECO: A40Flank Openings1.d4 Nc6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Nd4
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
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About the Mikenas Defense: Cannstatter Variation
The Mikenas Defense: Cannstatter Variation is a line of the Mikenas Defense, catalogued under ECO code A40 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 Nc6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Nd4, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Mikenas Defense has 4 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.