Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...c6/3. Nc3/3...dxc4/4. e3/4...b5/5. Nxb5/5...cxb5/6. Qf3/6...Nc6/7. Qxc6/7...Bd7/8. Qf3
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| Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. Nxb5 cxb5 6. Qf3 Nc6 7. Qxc6 Bd7 8. Qf3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8.Qf3 edit
This is the safest and best queen move. White decides that he will be defending and has made a mistake with 5.Nxb5. Therefore, he regroups his army and prepares for black to dish out hard shots. Black plays another excellent move that frees his position completely and rips open the center.
Theory table edit
| 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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| ... | Bd2
exd4 |
cxd4
Bd6 |
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