Chess Opening Theory/1. g3/1...Nf6
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| Moves: 1. g3 Nf6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benko Opening[edit | edit source]
1...Nf6[edit | edit source]
Black responds to White’s hypermodern idea with a hypermodern idea of their own. By developing the knight to f6, Black is playing a flexible move that allows for many transpositions to occur, while also attacking the centre from afar.
Statistics[edit | edit source]
Theory table[edit | edit source]
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1.g3 Nf6
| King's Indian Attack | Nf3 d5 |
to 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 |
|---|---|---|
| English | c4 e5 |
to 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 |
| Uncommon Opening | Bg2 d5 |
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 |  |
|---|---|---|
| 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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