St. George Defence
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The St. George Defence (also known as the Baker's Defence, Birmingham Defence, or Basman Counterattack) is an unorthodox chess opening for Black. The opening begins with the moves:
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Moves | 1.e4 a6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ECO | B00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Named after | English patron St. George | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent | King's Pawn Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Synonym(s) | Baker's Defence Birmingham Defence Basman Counterattack |
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The St. George Defence is given ECO code B00 as a King's Pawn Opening.
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.