Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...Nf6
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 |
French Defence, Classical variation
[edit | edit source]Both players engage a fight for the center. Tension will increase even more after Bg5 unless White wants to directly block the pawn structure and win a tempo by attacking the newly developed knight with e5.
Theory table
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
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Bg5 - |
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Steinitz variation |
e5 - |
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References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.