Lion Defense

Lion Defense is a named opening in the book. The main stored line runs e4, d6, d4, Nf6, Nc3, Nbd7. The book has 6 lines under this name, across ECO codes B00 to B07.

6 lines in the book · ECO B00 to B07 · 486 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Lion Defense

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. d6
  3. d4
  4. Nf6
  5. Nc3
  6. Nbd7

Move by move

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from d7 to d6.
  3. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  4. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  5. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  6. Black knight moves from b8 to d7.

Variations

Lion's Jaw1 lines · B00Anti-Philidor3 lines · B07Bayonet Attack1 lines · B07

Named gambits and traps

1 lines in this family have "gambit" or "trap" in the name. The list shows 1.

Puzzles from this opening

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