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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. d4/3...exd4/4. Nxd4/4...Bc5/5. Be3

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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3
ECO code: C45
Parent: Scotch game4. Nxd4Classical variation

5. Be3

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White defends the knight and relieves the pressure on f2.

White threatens a tactic to win a piece: if, say, 5...Nf6?? 6. Nxc6! (trades with tempo on Black's queen) dxc6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bxc5 wins a bishop.

5...Qf6 is the main move, adding pressure to f2 and another attacker to White's knight, which White defends with 6. c3. 6. Nb5?!, the Blumenfeld attack, which lays some traps and threatens Nxc7+ to win the rook, is inferior due to the continuation 6...Bxe3 (threatening 7...Qxf2#) 7. fxe3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qxe4, and if 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 White's knight is trapped and Black can pick up a rook themselves with 10...Qxh1.

Theory table

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3

5 6 7 8 9 10
Classical variation ...
Qf6
c3
Nge7
Bc4
Blumenfeld attack ...
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Nb5
Bxe3
fxe3
Qh4+
g3
Qxe4
Nxc7+
Kd8
Nxa8
Qxh1


References

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See also

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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open game
2. Nf3
With 2...Nc6:
  • Four knights ( )
  • Italian game ( )
  • Spanish game ( )

With other 2nd moves:

2. Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian defence
1. e4 ...other: