Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...Bb4/4. e5/4...c5/5. a3/5...Bxc3/6. bxc3/6...Ne7/7. Qg4
| Winawer variation | |
|---|---|
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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. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 | |
| Parent: Winawer variation | |
7. Qg4
[edit | edit source]By playing 7. Qg4, White immediately attacks Black's unprotected g7 pawn. Now it's Black's choice whether they want to defend the pawn, e.g. by playing 7...O-O or 7...Kf8, or whether they're going to sacrifice the g7-Pawn and prepare some counterplay on the queenside instead. For this purpose Black can try 7...Qc7, the Poisoned Pawn variation. This variation can also be transposed into via 7...cxd4.
Theory table
[edit | edit source]1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw variation | ... O-O |
Bd3 f5 |
exf6 Rxf6 |
Bg5 | |
| Eingorn variation | ... Kf8 |
Bd2 Qc7 |
Bd3 | ||
| Poisoned pawn variation | ... Qc7 |
Qxg7 Rg8 |
Qxh7 cxd4 |
Ne2 | |
| ... cxd4 |
Qxg7 Rg8 |
Qxh7 Qc7 |
Ne2 |
References
[edit | edit source] | Wikipedia has related information at French Defence. |
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
2. f4
King's gambit
King's gambit
2...exf4
Accepted
Accepted
Other
Declined
Declined
2. Nc3
Vienna
Vienna
Other
1. e4 other
- Barnes ?
- Borg ?
- Corn stalk ??
- Duras ??
- 1...b5 ??
2. c4 other
2. other:
1. d4 ...other:
1. Nf3
Zukertort
Zukertort
Flank
Unorthodox