Chess Opening Theory/1. c4/1...e5/2. Nc3/2...Nc6/3. Nf3

English, Three Knights System
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/2P5/2N2N2/PP1PPPPP/R1BQKB1R b
Moves: 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3

English, Three Knights System

Theory Table

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1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3

	3	4
	Nf3 Nf6	g3 Bb4
	... g6	d4 exd4
	... f5	d4 e4

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.

• Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.