Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. Nc3

Queen's Pawn Opening
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkb1r/pppppppp/5n2/8/3P4/2N5/PPP1PPPP/R1BQKBNR b
Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3

2.Nc3

White develops his Queen's Knight to support 3.e4, sometimes called the Veresov Opening. After Black's usual reply 2...d5, White may respond with 3.Bg5, leading to the Richter-Veresov Attack. Often transposes into the Chigorin Defence, the French Defence, or less commonly the Pirc Defence.

This position may also be reached via the move order 1.Nc3 Nf6 2.d4

Theory table

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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3

	2
	... d5	Bg5	=
	... g6	Nf3	=
	... e6	=
	... c5	d5	=
	... d6	=

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.