Chess Opening Theory/1. e3

Van 't Kruijs Opening
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/4P3/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR
Moves: 1. e3
ECO code: A00
Parent: Starting position

1. e3 - Van 't Kruijs Opening

An irregular opening, considered somewhat passive. Play may transpose to lines of the English Opening (c2–c4), Queen's Pawn Game (d2–d4), or reversed French Defence (delayed d2–d4), reversed Dutch Defence (f2–f4) positions or the modern variation of Larsen's Opening (b2–b3).

Statistics

Not enough data as opening is rarely played.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation.

1. e3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	... d5	=
2	... e5	=
2	... e5	Bc4 d5	Bb3 Nf6	d3 Nc6	c4 dxc4	Bxc4 Bb4+	Bd2 Qe7	Nf3 Na5	b3 Nxc4	=+
2	... f5	=
2	... Nf6	=

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References

• Eric Schiller (2002). Unorthodox Chess Openings (Second Edition ed.). Cardoza. ISBN 1-58042-072-9.