Wikibooks

Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. Nc3/2...d5/3. Bh6

< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. d4‎ | 1...Nf6‎ | 2. Nc3‎ | 2...d5

3. Bh6 - Egg Gambit edit

Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation,Egg Gambit
a b c d e f g h
8                 8
7                 7
6                 6
5                 5
4                 4
3                 3
2                 2
1                 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkb1r/ppp1pppp/5n1B/3p4/3P4/2N5/PPP1PPPP/R2QKBNR b

Moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3.Bh6
ECO code: A00
Parent: Indian Defence

3. Bh6, Sacrifices a bishop and shred&weaken the kingside.

References edit

  • Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
  • Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Chess_Opening_Theory/1._d4/1...Nf6/2._Nc3/2...d5/3._Bh6&oldid=4392055"