Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...a6/2. d4

St. George Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/1ppppppp/p7/8/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR b
Moves: 1. e4 a6 2. d4

St. George Defence

2.d4

Logically, Black should now play 2...b5. He may eventually delay it and play 2...e6.

Theory table

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'1.e4 a6 2.d4'

	2
Main line	... b5	=
	... e6	=

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.