Flank Opening (Van Geet Opening)
Chess Opening Theory/1. Nc3
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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| Moves: 1. Nc3 | |
| ECO code: A00 | |
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1. Nc3 · Van Geet Opening
[edit | edit source]1. Nc3 allows for a variety of transpositions along with some independent lines. Although uncommon, it has been played by the likes of Magnus Carlsen. Black's best response is to threaten to chase the white knight at c3 away with 1...d5. 1...e5 allows White to transpose into the Vienna Game with 2. e4.
Theory table
[edit | edit source]1. Nc3
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| Nc3 d5 |
e4 dxe4 |
Nxe4 Bf5 |
Ng3 Bg6 |
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Sicilian Defence by transposition |
... c5 |
e4 | |||
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Vienna Game by transposition |
... e5 |
e4 |
All possible Black's moves
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Na6 a6 a5 |
b6 b5 |
Nc6 c6 c5 |
d6 d5 |
e6 e5 |
Nf6 f6 f5 |
g6 g5 |
Nh6 h6 h5 |
References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
- Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.
2. Nf3
2. Other
1. e4 ...other:
2. other
With 2...e6:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
2. other:
1. d4 f5
Dutch defence
Dutch defence
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox