Creepy Crawly Formation: Classical Defense

Creepy Crawly Formation: Classical Defense is a chess opening with the ECO code A00, part of the Creepy Crawly Formation family. It goes 1. h3 d5 2. a3 e5. White opens with 1. h3 (the Clemenz move) and Black answers 1... d5. After 4 moves it is White to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. h3 – White plays the pawn to h3
• 1... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
• 2. a3 – White plays the pawn to a3
• 2... e5 – Black plays the pawn to e5

Related openings

• It extends: Clemenz Opening (1. h3)

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