Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...d6/3. d4/3...Nd7
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3..Nd7!?[edit]
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkbnr/pppn1ppp/3p4/4p3/3PP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This more clogs up Black's queenside and slightly weakens f7. However, this is not bad, only slightly inaccurate. The best move is 4.Bc4, when explosions on f7 can occur any moment. The only good move then is 4...exd4, with a solid but passive game for black.
Theory Table[edit]
| 4.Bc4
exd4 |
Nxd4 | +/= |