Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. c4/2...g6/3. Nc3/3...d5/4. cxd5/4...Nxd5/5. e4/5...Nxc3/6. bxc3/6...Bg7/7. Bc4
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| Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7.Bc4
editThis move places the bishop on a good, active post. However, the drawback is that Nf3 will become unplayable, since Bg4! will put unbearable pressure on d4. It's either Be2/Nf3, Bc4/Ne2 or Bc4/Nf3/h3. In this setup, the bishop will be more active, while in the other setup, the knight will be so. That other setup has increasingly popular since the 1980's.
Theory table
edit| 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bc4 | Ne2
O-O |
O-O
Nc6 |
= |
| Bc4
O-O |
Ne2
c5 |
O-O
Nc6 |
= |
