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Opening· 5 plies

Queen's Pawn, Mengarini Attack

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO E60), reached after 5 half-moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Qc2.

Queen's Pawn, Mengarini Attack ECO E60
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About this opening

Queen's Pawn, Mengarini Attack is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code E60. ECO group E (E00–E99) covers Indian defences against 1.d4, covering the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, King's Indian and Catalan systems. This particular variation is reached after 5 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Qc2.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 Nf6, 2.c4 g6, 3.Qc2. 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.