Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...Nc6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...a6
Appearance
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Nimzowitsch Defence | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 |
Nimzowitsch Defence
[edit | edit source]It seems that after 3...a6!? Black has given away his pawn for nothing, but the pawn can be regained by 4...Nb4, 5...Nf6 and then Nbxd5. Having a pawn on a6 is constructive because it denies White's bishop the ability to check on b5 which would be bad for black as white has a pawn on d5 for the time being. White's main option here is to accept black's counter gambit with:
Theory table
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'1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6'
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exd5 ... |
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References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.