Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...b6
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
| Moves: 1. e4 b6 | |
| ECO code: B00 | |
| Parent: King's pawn opening | |
1...b6 · Owen's defence
[edit | edit source]A very rare and uncommon response to the King's pawn game It may transpose to an English opening or other lines.
It is offbeat in that Black allows White to play 2. d4 and easily control the centre. Black usually fianchettos the light-squared bishop to b7, and may plan to assault White's big centre with ...c5.
History
[edit | edit source]1...b6 is named after John Owen (1827―1901), an English vicar and chess master, who scored a surprise victory with it over Paul Morphy in 1858.[1]
Gioachino Greco, 17th century chess author, published the earliest games in this line. He published two miniatures, one that gave a refutation to 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 f5? and another where Black fianchettos both bishops.[2][3]
Owen's defence is sometimes seen among club players.
Theory table
[edit | edit source]1. e4 b6
| 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen's defence | d4 Bb7 |
Bd3 e6 |
Nf3 c5 |
References
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source] | Wikipedia has related information at Owen's Defence. |
- 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.
King's gambit
Accepted
Declined
Vienna
- Barnes ?
- Borg ?
- Corn stalk ??
- Duras ??
- 1...b5 ??
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