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Mexican Defense (A50)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6

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Mexican Defense (ECO A50) is a chess opening starting with 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations

Master games in this opening 167 games

Euwe, Max vs Alexander Alekhine1921 · Budapest½-½ Teichmann, Richard vs Alexander Alekhine1921 · Berlin m½-½ Teichmann, Richard vs Alexander Alekhine1921 · Berlin m1-0 Alexander Alekhine vs Koenig, Imre1922 · Vienna1-0 Richard Réti vs Johner, Paul F1922 · Bad Pistyan1-0 Akiba Rubinstein vs Takacs, Sandor1922 · Vienna1-0 Saemisch, Fritz vs Alexander Alekhine1923 · Karlsbad½-½ José Raúl Capablanca vs Emanuel Lasker1924 · New York1-0 Gothilf, Solomon Borisovich vs Richard Réti1925 · Moscow0-1 Gruenfeld, Ernst vs Richard Réti1925 · DSB-24.Kongress½-½ Gruenfeld, Ernst vs Richard Réti1925 · Marienbad1-0 Gruenfeld, Ernst vs Richard Réti1925 · Moscow1-0