Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. Bf4/2...c5
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| Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accelerated London, Steinitz Countergambit Edit
Black responds by immediately striking in the center with c5. White's most common reply is 3. e3 defending the d4-pawn and building a solid center. Accepting the offered pawn with 3. dxc5 is possible, but this is much less common as it doubles White's pawns on the c-file and abandons White's plan to construct a closed position for the London. 3. e4 leads to a reversed Albin Countergambit.