Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Bc4/2...Nf6/3. d3
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 | |
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defence
[edit | edit source]3. d3
[edit | edit source]Responding to Black's threat on the e4 pawn, White simultaneously defends it and supports their light-squared bishop. The dark-squared bishop is also opened up for future strategic potential.
Black's most common responses are c6 (the Paulsen defense), intending to strike in the centre with d5 and kick White's bishop, as well as Bc5 and Nc6, which both solidify control over the d4 square.
Theory table
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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
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| ... c6 |
Nf3 d6 |
O-O Be7 |
c3 O-O |
Bb3 Nbd7 |
Re1 | = | |
| ... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
Nbd2 Nbd7 |
a4 | = | |
| ... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
Re1 O-O |
a4 | = | ||
| Two Knights
Defence 4. d3 |
... Nc6 |
Nf3 | = | ||||
| Giuoco Pianissimo | ... Bc5 |
Nf3 d6 |
c3 O-O |
O-O Nc6 |
= |
References
[edit | edit source]Bibliography
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
- Lane, Gary. (1993). Winning with the Bishop's Opening. ISBN 0-7134-7113-1.
- Panov, Vasily (1973). Teoría de Aperturas, Tomo I: Aperturas Abiertas - Aperturas Semiabiertas. ISBN 84-270-0132-0.
- Schiller, Eric (2002). Standard Chess Openings. ISBN 1-58042-048-6.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Goeller, Michael. The Bishop's Opening.
- Harding, Tim (August 1998). The Kibitzer: What Exactly is the Bishop's Opening?. ChessCafe.com.
- Harding, Tim (September 1998). The Kibitzer: The Eternal Appeal Of The Urusov Gambit. ChessCafe.com.
- Harding, Tim (October 1998). The Kibitzer: Is the Urusov Gambit Sound?. ChessCafe.com
- The Chess Website.com (2023). Bishop’s Opening
- Chessgeek.com (2021). Learn the POWERFUL Bishop's Opening.
- Perunovic, Miodrag (2023). The Bishop's Opening: How To ATTACK!!.
- Remote Chess Academy (Smirnov, Igor) (2021). The Unbeatable Bishop’s Opening (simple and powerful).
- TheChessGiant.com (Solomon, Ruddell) (2021). Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Bishop’s Opening!.
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