Chess Opening Theory/1. c4/1...e6
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English Opening: Agincourt Defence | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. c4 e6 |
English Opening: Agincourt Defence
[edit | edit source]1...e6
[edit | edit source]1.c4 e6 is the Agincourt Defence (named for the Battle of Agincourt, fought between the English and the French). Black fights for control of d5 and plans to put a pawn there. Common replies to this opening are 2.Nf3, 2.Nc3, and 2.g3.
Theory table
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1.c4 e6 | |||
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1 | d4 | See 1. d4 e6 2. c4 | |
2 | Nf3 d5 |
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3 | Nc3 Nf6 |
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3 | g3 d5 |
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References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.