Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...c6/3. Nc3/3...dxc4/4. e3/4...b5/5. Nxb5/5...cxb5/6. Qf3/6...Qc7/7. Qxa8/7...Bb7
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a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h | |
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
| Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. Nxb5 cxb5 6. Qf3 Qc7 7. Qxa8 Bb7 | |
7...Bb7
[edit | edit source]This is the obvious move and takes away the entire long diagonal from the queen. However, it does seem a bit odd as you are giving away another pawn, thus leaving you down an exchange and a pawn. As said last page, 7...Nc6 loses.
Theory table
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| Qxa7
e5! |
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