Chess Opening Theory/1. Nf3/1...c5
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/8/2p5/8/5N2/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKB1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sicilian Invitation (Réti Opening)[edit]
1...c5[edit]
Black invites white to transpose into the Sicilian Defence with 2.e4. White has a number of other choices here. 2.c4 transposes into a Symmetrical English. Many other moves are possible—the position is still very flexible for both sides.
Theory table[edit]
For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation.
1. Nf3 c5
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| English | c4 ... |
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| Sicilian Defence | e4 ... |
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| g3 ... |
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| d4 ... |
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| b3 ... |
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References[edit]
- Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
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