Chess Opening Theory/1. a4/1...e5

Black punishes White's lack of center control, and does what white has not by controlling the center. This move also prevents 2. Ra3.

Ware Opening
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/P7/8/1PPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w
Moves: 1. a4 e5

Theory Table

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1.a4 e5

	2	3
1	e4 Nf6	=+
2	Nf3 e4	=+
3	d4 exd4	Qxd4 Nc6	=+
4	h4 Nc6	=+
5	Ra3? Bxa3	Nxa3 d5	-/+