A41–C00 Semi-open games

Rat Defense

Rat Defense belongs to the semi-open games family and has 11 catalogued lines.

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English Rat3 lines
Accelerated Gurgenidze1 lines
Antal Defense1 lines
Balogh Defense1 lines
Fuller Gambit1 lines
Harmonist1 lines
Petruccioli Attack1 lines
Small Center Defense1 lines
Spike Attack1 lines

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