Black must decide whether he will take back with the c pawn : 5...cxd6 or with the e pawn : 5...exd6.

In the first case, Black will have a majority of pawns in the center, which may be useful for a later e5 push.

In the second case, the game will be more positional, relying more on the pieces placements than on the pawns fight.

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

'1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6'

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