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Opening· 6 plies

English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas Variation

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A10), reached after 6 half-moves: 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5.

English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas Variation ECO A10
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About this opening

English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas Variation is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A10. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 6 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5.

It belongs to the English Opening family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Anglo-Scandinavian Defense → Malvinas Variation line). The immediate parent line is English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, transitioned via 3…Qa5.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.c4 d5, 2.cxd5 Qxd5, 3.Nc3 Qa5. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.