Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. g3
King's Knight Opening | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 | |
ECO code: C40-C99 | |
Parent: Open Game |
Konstantinopolsky Opening
[edit | edit source]3. g3?!
[edit | edit source]A rarely seen and usually illogical move, because the light squared bishop can already develop easily. White can fianchetto the bishop, but it is not always ideally placed here, and if he moves it along the f1-a6 diagonal, then the g2 and h3 squares easily become weak due to the compromised pawn structure.
Theory table
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3?!
References
[edit | edit source]- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.