Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. d4/2...exd4/3. Qxd4/3...Nc6
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| Center Game Accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECO code: C22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent: Center Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Center Game Accepted[edit | edit source]
White's responses[edit | edit source]
White's queen is forced to retreat. By far, the most popular move is 4. Qe3 – Paulsen's Attack – lining up the queen with Black's king.
Most of White's other possible queen retreats allow Black a quick d5 to at least equalize - though most disastrous would be 4. Qc3, allowing 4...Bb4 to win the queen with a pin.
The move 4. Qd1 allows d5 a few moves later in an even worse scenario than usual for White. Black then usually responds with 4...Nf6, deciding to focus on developing the other knight.
On occasion, White chooses 4. Qa4 (mimicking the Scandinavian Main Line) or 4. Qc4 (the Hall Variation).
Theory table[edit | edit source]
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Evaluation | |
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| Paulsen's Attack | Qe3 Nf6 |
Nc3 Bb4 |
Bd2 O-O |
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| Qa4 |
Recalls a reversed Scandinavian Defense line (1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5). | |||
| Hall variation | Qc4 |
References[edit | edit source]
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
| 1. e4 e5 | Open Game · King's Gambit · Bishop's Opening · Vienna · Petrov · Latvian Gambit · Scotch · Giuoco Piano · Two Knights · Ruy Lopez · Philidor Defence |  |
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| 1. e4 c5 | ||
| 1. e4 other | ||
| 1. d4 Nf6 | Indian Defence · King's Indian · Nimzo-Indian · Queen's Indian · Grünfeld · Benoni · Budapest · Catalan | |
| 1. d4 d5 | ||
| 1. d4 f5 | ||
| 1. d4 other | ||
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