Chess Opening Theory/1. g3/1...Nf6
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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Moves: 1. g3 Nf6 |
Benko Opening
[edit | edit source]1...Nf6
[edit | edit source]Black responds to White’s hypermodern idea with a hypermodern idea of their own. By developing the knight to f6, Black is playing a flexible move that allows for many transpositions to occur, while also attacking the centre from afar.
Statistics
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1.g3 Nf6
King's Indian Attack |
Nf3 d5 |
to 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 |
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English |
c4 e5 |
to 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 |
Uncommon Opening |
Bg2 d5 |
References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.