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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. d4/2...exd4/3. c3/3...d5

Sörensen Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5
ECO code: C21
Parent: Danish Gambit

This is the Sörensen Defense and is also sometimes called the Capablanca Defense. From this position, White almost always plays 4. exd5. Black can safely respond with ...Qxd5, as White cannot immediately attack the Queen. A common continuation is 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2.


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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open games
3. Bb5
Spanish
3. Bc4
Italian
3. Nc3
Three knights
Other
2...Nf6
Russian
2...d6
Philidor
Other
2. f4
King's gambit
2. Nc3
Vienna
Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian
1. e4 e6
French
1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann
1. e4 other
1. d4 d5
Closed games
1. d4 Nf6
Indian
1. d4 f5
Dutch
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox