Chess Opening Theory/1. g3/1...d5
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Moves: 1. g3 d5 |
Benko Opening edit
1...d5 edit
This is Black’s most common reply. By placing a pawn in the centre, White must react fast so as to not surrender the whole centre to Black. Moves like 2. Bg2 or 2. Nf3, continuing on with the hypermodern theme, or 2. d4, striking back in the centre, are all seen and considered viable.
Statistics edit
Theory table edit
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1.g3 d5
King's Indian Attack | Nf3 Nf6 |
to 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 |
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Uncommon Opening | Bg2 Nf6 |
References edit
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.