Rat Defense: Small Center Defense
ECO: C00Open Games1.d4 e6 2.e4 d6
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About the Rat Defense: Small Center Defense
The Rat Defense: Small Center Defense is a line of the Rat Defense, catalogued under ECO code C00 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d6, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Rat Defense has 11 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Other lines of the Rat Defense
- Rat Defense: HarmonistB00 · 1.e4 d6 2.f4
- Rat Defense: Petruccioli AttackB00 · 1.e4 d6 2.h4
- Rat Defense: Spike AttackB00 · 1.e4 d6 2.g4
- Rat Defense: Antal DefenseB00 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nd7
- Rat Defense: Balogh DefenseA82 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 f5
- Rat Defense: English RatA41 · 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5
- Rat Defense: Accelerated GurgenidzeB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 c6
- Rat Defense: English Rat, Lisbon GambitA41 · 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Nc6