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Austrian Defense
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8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 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 pawnd5 black pawne5 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
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5

Austrian Defense

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The Austrian chess players Hans Haberditz (c. 1901–57), Hans Müller (1896–1971), and GM Ernst Grünfeld studied this defense, which was initially introduced by Italian chess player Alessandro Salvio in 1604. Black creates a lot of tension and aims to disrupt White's center and prevent White from seizing the initiative by mirroring White's moves. Typically, this defense is relatively is prone to equalize quickly, however black might seek to add a little complexity to the position:

White's responses

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White will probably reply with one of the following options:

  • 3. cxd5 - The classical main line in the Austrian Defense.
  • 3. dxc5 - Exchanging a central pawn for a flank pawn.
  • 3. Nf3 - Inviting a transposition to the Tarrasch Defense.
  • 3. Nc3 - Increasing the pressure at the center.

Theory table

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

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5

3 4 5 6
cxd5
Nf6		 e4
Nxe4		 dxc5
Nxc5		 +=
dxc5
d4		 e3
e5		 exd4
exd4		 +=
e3
cxd4		 cxd5
Qxd5		 Nf3
Nf6		 +=
Nf3
e6		 cxd5
exd5		 g3
Nc6		 Bg2
c4		 +=

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References

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  • 1 d4 d5 and Unusual Replies to the Queen's Gambit, Nunn, John (ed.), et al. (1999). Nunn's Chess Openings. Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.


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