C21
Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 c5 4. Bc4
The Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C21. It is reached after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 c5 4. Bc4.
It belongs to the Center Game family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.
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