Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. Bg5
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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| Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 | |
Levitsky Attack or Queen's Bishop Attack
[edit | edit source]2. Bg5
[edit | edit source]Bg5 is an immediate attack by white, in hopes of slowing black's development via pinning the pawn on e7. This position can be negated by black developing Nf6, or a pawn move f6. usually, the bishop cannot remain in its position for long, necessitating a loss of tempo.
Theory table
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1. d4 d5 2. Bg5
Black's main options are:
| 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ... Nf6 |
Nc3 |
= to 1...Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 | ||
| Bg5 h6 |
Bh4 c6 |
e3 Qb6 |
= | |
| ... f6 |
Bh4? Nh6! |
e3? Nf5 |
-/+ | |
| ... c5 |
dxc5 f6 |
Bh4 e5 |
+= | |
References
[edit | edit source]- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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