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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...e6/2. c4/2...b6

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English Defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black kingc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black pawnc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkbnr/p1pp1ppp/1p2p3/8/2PP4/8/PP2PPPP/RNBQKBNR w

Moves: 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6

English Defence

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The system of having b6 and e6 was developed by English player P.N. Wallis, and was taken up by several leading English players including Tony Miles and Jon Speelman.

Theory table

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

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6
3 4 5 6
e4
Bb7		 Qc2
Qh4		 Nd2
Bb4		 Bd3
f5		 +=
Nc3
Bb4		 e3
Bb7		 a3
Bxc3		 bxc3
f5		 =
d5
Qh4		 Nc3
Bb4		 Bd2
Nf6		 =

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References

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