Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. c3
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/4P3/2P5/PP1P1PPP/RNBQKBNR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lopez Opening or MacLeod Attack[edit | edit source]
White's second move prepares to push a pawn to d4, establishing a pawn center. However the idea is too slow as Black can respond vigorously with 2...d5 to eliminate transpositional possibilities. After 1.e4 e5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 there is no 4.Nc3 to chase the queen away and gain a tempo.
Theory table[edit | edit source]
For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation.
1.e4 e5 2.c3
| 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ... d5 |
exd5 Qxd5 |
d4 Nc6 |
=+ | |||
| ... d5 |
exd5 Qxd5 |
Qf3 Be6 |
Bd3 Nf6 |
Qxd5 Bxd5 |
=+ |
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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.
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