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Chess Opening Theory/1. c4/1...g5

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Myers 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 pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black kingh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black pawnh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 black kinge4 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 white pawne2 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)

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Moves: 1.c4 g5
ECO code: A10
Parent: English Opening

English Opening: Myers Defence

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After playing 1. c4, White can no longer support the centre with c3. By playing a version of Grob's Attack, Black intends to put pressure on d4. Nevertheless, White obtains a significant advantage but must play carefully because Black puts a lot of pressure on White's queenside.

Theory table

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

1.c4 g5

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
d4
Bg7?!		 Bxg5!
c5		 Nf3
cxd4		 Nxd4
Qb6		 Nb5
Bxb2?!		 N1c3!
Bxa1?		 Qxa1
f6		 Nd5
Qc6		 +-
...
h6		 Nc3
Bg7		 e4
d6		 Be3
Nc6		 Nge2
Nf6		 f3
a6		 Qd2
Rb8		 h4
g4		 +=
...
...		 ...
...		 ...
c5		 dxc5
Bxc3+		 bxc3
Qa5		 Ne2
Qxc5		 Qd4
Qxd4		 cxd4
...		 +-
...
...		 ...
...		 ...
Nc6		 Be3
e5		 d5
Nd4		 d6!
cxd6		 Nge2!
Qb6		 Qd2!
Ne7		 +-

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References

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  • Taming Wild Chess Openings: How to Deal with the Good, the Bad and the Ugly over the Chess Board (2015). John Watson. ISBN 9056915703.


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