Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5
Appearance
Closed Game | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. d4 d5 | |
ECO code: D00-D69 |
Closed Game
[edit | edit source]1...d5
[edit | edit source]With 1...d5, Black begins to fight for the center in the traditional fashion, by occupying it with pawns. 1...d5 opens a diagonal for the development of the light-squared black bishop, and it also discourages, though does not definitively prevent, an immediate 2. e4. If White plays e4 immediately, they initiate the Blackmar-Diemer gambit, which is considered dubious against best play.
Theory table
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1. d4 d5
White's main options are now:
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Queen's Gambit | c4 e6 |
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Zukertort Variation | Nf3 Nf6 |
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Mason Variation | Bf4 Nf6 |
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Levitsky Attack | Bg5 h6 |
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Chigorin Variation | Nc3 Nf6 |
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Queen's Pawn Game | e3 Nf6 |
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Blackmar-Diemer Gambit | e4 dxe4 |
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Amazon Attack | Qd3 |
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Queen's Bongcloud | Kd2? Nc6 |
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London System Main Base Position with ...d5 | Bf4 | = |
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.
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.