Vulture Defense

ECO: A56Flank Openings1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 Ne4

no master games reached this exact line Β· estimated data

How it's played

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Start
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About the Vulture Defense

The Vulture Defense is catalogued under ECO code A56, in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 Ne4, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.

This is the only named line of the Vulture Defense in our opening book.