Chess Opening Theory/1. f4/1...f5
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moves: 1. f4 f5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECO code: A02-A03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent: 1._f4 |
The Symmetrical Variation[edit | edit source]
Not a very popular line for Black because it can lead to a drawish game if Black copies White's moves. This opening has only 39 games played by masters in the Lichess Master Database. There are two ways of playing this opening: 1. immediately disrupting the closeness with 2.e4, or 2. playing solidly and developing quietly.
Statistics[edit | edit source]
- Approximate Chances
- White wins 27%, Draws 41%, Loses 32%
Theory Table[edit | edit source]
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit | e4 fxe4 |
d3 exd3 |
Bxd3 Nf6 |
Nf3 e6 |
= |
Swiss Gambit | e4 fxe4 |
Nc3 Nf6 |
g4 ... |
... ... |
=/+ |
Nf3 Nf6 |
g3 g6 |
Bg2 Bg7 |
O-O O-O |
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References[edit | edit source]
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
- Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.