Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Nc3
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< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...e5 | 2. Nf3 | 2...Nc6(Redirected from Opening theory in chess/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Nc3)
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)
r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/4P3/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKB1R |
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| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECO code: C46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent: King's Knight Opening | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Three Knights Game
Black can copy White's moves with 3...Nf6, leading to a very quiet game.
Other alternatives include bishop moves :
- 3...Bb4 is playable, but maybe too early because White can play 4. Nd5 (the knight is not pinned yet).
- 3...Bc5 is dangerous because White can take the e5 pawn and grab back material with the d4 fork. But it's not really a mistake because Black will be able to take a pawn during the process. In this line, Bxf2+ is playable and does not lose material.
It's also possible to play 3...g6 though the fianchetto is not very sound in open games. It may prepare f5. It may also transpose into Scotch Game as the d4 counter-attack is often seen.
[edit] Theory table
For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3
| 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Knights Game | ... Nf6 |
d4 exd4 |
Nxd4 Bb4 |
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| ... Bb4 |
Nd5 Ba5 |
Bc4 |
+/= | |
| ... Bc5 |
Nxe5 Nxe5 |
d4 Bd6 |
+/= | |
| ... g6 |
d4 exd4 |
Nxd4 Bg7 |
+/= | |
| ... f5 |
Bb5 fxe4 |
Nxe4 Nf6 |
+/= |
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[edit] References
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
- Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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