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Center Attack
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/2b5/2BPP3/5N2/PP3PPP/RNBQK2R b

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4
Parent: Giuoco Piano

Wikipedia has related information at Giuoco Piano

Center Attack[edit | edit source]

6. cxd4[edit | edit source]

White plays the natural recapture. Now the bishop will have to move to b4 or b6; in most cases, Black plays 6...Bb4+.

Theory table[edit | edit source]

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

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4

6 7 8 9
...
Bb4+		 Bd2
Bxd2		 Nxd2
d5		 exd5
Nxd5		 =
...
Bb4+		 Bd2
Nxe4		 Bxb4
Nxb4		 Bxf7+
Kxf7		 =
...
Bb4+		 Nc3
Nxe4		 O-O
Bxc3		 d5
Bf6		 =/+
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