Chess Opening Theory/1. Nc3/1...c5
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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| Moves: 1. Nc3 c5 | |
| ECO code: A00 | |
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1...c5
[edit | edit source]Black invites a transposition into the closed Sicilian, 2. e4.
If White wishes to avoid (or, at least, delay) the transposition they can try 2. Nf3?!, where 2...Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 is a line Schiller christened the "Sicilian two knights,"[1] though White has the accept the possibility of 2...d5.
2. d4!? cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qh4?! is the Novosibirsk variation, as Schiller calls it.[1]
Theory table
[edit | edit source]1. Nc3 c5
| 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
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| Closed Sicilian (by transposition) |
e4 - |
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| Sicilian two knights | Nf3 Nc6 |
d4 cxd4 |
Nxd4 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ a b Schiller, Eric (1998). Unorthodox Chess Openings. New York: Cardoza Publishing. pp. 438–448. ISBN 0-940685-73-6.
See also
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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
Queen's gambit
Queen's gambit
2. other
- Accelerated London
- Colle
- Levitsky !?
- Amazon ?!
- Blackmar-Diemer ?
- Mason ?
- Zurich ??
2. c4 other
2. other:
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox