Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...Nf6/2. e5
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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| Moves: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 | |
| ECO code: B02 | |
| Parent: Alekhine's defence | |
2. e5
[edit | edit source]Black's knight is under attack.
2...Nd5 is the most popular and best move.
2...Ng8?!, the Brooklyn variation, surely does not stand up to scrutiny. Black wants to start the game over, but White has used the tempo to seize the centre and is prepared to develop all their pieces.
2...Ne4?! is called Mokele Mbembe. White is likely to gain more tempo on, or even trap, the knight that has strayed to their side of the board.
Theory table
[edit | edit source]1. e4 Nf6 2. e5
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
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| Modern variation | ... Nd5 |
d4 d6 |
Nf3 Bg4 |
Be2 e6 |
O-O Be7 |
c4 Nb6 |
Nc3 O-O |
⩲/± | |
| Exchange variation | ... ... |
... ... |
c4 Nb6 |
exd6 | |||||
| Two pawns attack | ... ... |
c4 Nb6 |
d4 d6 |
exd6 | |||||
| Four pawns attack | ... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
f4 dxe5 |
fxe5 Nc6 |
Be3 Bf5 |
Nc3 e6 |
Nf3 | ⩲/± |
| Lasker attack | ... ... |
... ... |
c5 Nd5 |
Nc3 e6 |
d4 Nxc3 |
= | |||
| Brooklyn variation | ... Ng8?! |
d4 | |||||||
| Mokele Mbembe | ... Ne4 |
d4 |
References
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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