Van't Kruijs Opening
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e3
ECO code: A00
Parent: Starting position

1. e3 · Van't Kruijs Opening edit

An irregular opening, considered somewhat passive. Play may transpose to lines of the English Opening (c2–c4), Queen's Pawn Game (d2–d4), or reversed French Defence (delayed d2–d4), reversed Dutch Defence (f2–f4) positions or the modern variation of Larsen's Opening (b2–b3),or King's Isa Reverse Opening (e4–e5)

Statistics edit

White Wins 47% Draw 5% Black Wins 49%

Theory table edit

1. e3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 ...
d5
=
2 ...
e5
=
2 ...
e5
Bc4
d5
Bb3
Nf6
d3
Nc6
c4
dxc4
Bxc4
Bb4+
Bd2
Qe7
Nf3
Na5
b3
Nxc4
=+
2 ...
f5
=
2 ...
Nf6
=

All possible Black's moves edit

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Na6
a6
a5

b6
b5
Nc6
c6
c5

d6
d5

e6
e5
Nf6
f6
f5

g6
g5
Nh6
h6
h5

References edit

  • Eric Schiller (2002). Unorthodox Chess Openings (Second ed.). Cardoza. ISBN 1-58042-072-9.

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

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