Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...c6/3. Nc3/3...Nf6/4. Nf3/4...e6/5. Bg5
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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| Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 | |
| ECO code: D43-D44 | |
| Parent: Semi-Slav defence | |
5. Bg5
[edit | edit source]This super-sharp move is often today a true gambit. White intends to offer the c-pawn as a real sacrifice. Here Black can try the solid 5...Nbd7, which leads into the Queen's Gambit Declined (Cambridge Springs Variation), the sharp Botvinnik Variation (5...dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5! hxg5 10. Bxg5 with tremendous complications), or the even sharper Anti-Moscow variation, 5...h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5.
Theory table
[edit | edit source]1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5
| 5 | 6 | ||
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| Botvinnik variation | ... dxc4 |
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| Moscow | ... h6 |
Bxf6 | = |
| Anti-Moscow | ... ... |
Bh4 | = |
| Cambridge Springs | ... Nbd7 |
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References
[edit | edit source]- 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