Chess Opening Theory/1. g3/1...g6
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Moves: 1. g3 g6 |
Benko Opening
[edit | edit source]1...g6
[edit | edit source]Black mirrors White’s move, and prepares to fianchetto their own king’s bishop with an eventual …Bg7 in order to control part of the centre and place pressure on White’s queenside. Play could now continue in a symmetrical vein with 2. Bg2 Bg7, or could transpose into more well-known lines if White tries a flexible move like 2. Nf3. A transposition to a sideline of the English Opening is also possible via 2. c4.
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Theory table
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1.g3 g6
English | c4 Bg7 |
to 1.c4 g6 2.g3 |
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Uncommon Opening | Bg2 Bg7 |
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King's Indian Attack | Nf3 Nf6 |
to 1.Nf3 g6 2.g3 |
References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.