Wikibooks

Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...e6/3. Nc3/3...c5

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. d4 | 1...d5 | 2. c4 | 2...e6 | 3. Nc3
Tarrasch Defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black pawnd5 black pawne5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkbnr/pp3ppp/4p3/2pp4/2PP4/2N5/PP2PPPP/R1BQKBNR w

Moves: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
ECO code: D32-D34

Tarrasch Defense

edit

3...c5

edit

Black aggressively attempts to gain space in the center, with the caveat of an isolated pawn on d5 after a few pawn exchanges.

Theory table

edit

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5

4 5 6
Tarrasch Defence cxd5
exd5		 Nf3
Nc6		 g3
Nf6		 =
Swedish Variation ... ... ...
c4
∞
Symetrical Variation e3
Nf6		 Nf3
Nc6

When contributing to this Wikibook, please follow the Conventions for organization.

 

Wikipedia has related information at Tarrasch Defence

References

edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Chess_Opening_Theory/1._d4/1...d5/2._c4/2...e6/3._Nc3/3...c5&oldid=3556646"