Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...a6/2. d4/2...b5/3. c4/3...Bb7/4. Nc3/4...b4

St. George Defence:Three Pawns Attack
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rn1qkbnr/1bpppppp/p7/8/1pPPP3/2N5/PP3PPP/R1BQKBNR w
Moves: 1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 b4

St. George Defence/Three Pawns Attack

Most knight moves would lose a pawn - but 5. Nd5 prevents this and grabs at the centre. White can also play 5. Qb3 - which is the recommended move.

Theory table

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

1.e4 a6 2.d4 b5 3.c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 b4

	4
	Qb3 -	=