Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Bc4/2...Nf6
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< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...e5 | 2. Bc4
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)
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[edit] Bishops Opening - Berlin Defence
[edit] 2... Nf6
Black develops the King Knight and in doing so threatens the e4 pawn and also to give the possibility play d5.
White options.
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- 3. d3 the most common continuation, it is called: the Kuijper Game.
- 3. Nf3 transposes to Petrov's Defence.
- 3. d4 is the famous Mellema Attack.
- 3. Nc3 transposes to the Vienna Game (Falkbeer Defence), with an opportunity to use a center fork trick.
[edit] Theory table
For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation..
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6
| 3 | 4 | |||
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| d3 Nc6 |
Nf3 Be7 |
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| Petrov's Defence by transposition |
Nf3 Nc6 |
See 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 |
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| Two Knights Defence by transposition |
d4 exd4 |
Nf3 Nc6 |
See 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 |
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| Vienna Game by transposition |
Nc3 Nxe4 |
See 1.e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 |
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