Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...e6/3. Nc3
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| Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Queen's Gambit Declined
edit3.Nc3
editAfter building a pawn center with their first two moves, White begins the development of their minor pieces with 3.Nc3. On c3, the knight controls the d5 and e4 squares. White would like to play e4 at some point to gain even more presence in the center, and 3.Nc3 facilitates this break.
White's dark-squared bishop will likely go to g5 after Black plays Nf6.
Theory table
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav | ... Nf6 |
Bg5 Be7 |
e3 O-O |
Nf3 Nbd7 |
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| Tarrasch Defence | ... c5 |
cxd5 exd5 |
Nf3 Nc6 |
g3 Nf6 |
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| Semi-Slav Defence | ... c6 |
Nf3 Nf6 |
e3 Nbd7 |
Bd3 dxc4 |
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| ... Be7 |
Nf3 Nf6 |
Bg5 h6 |
Bh4 O-O |
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| Dutch Stonewall | ... f5 |
Nf3 Nf6 |
Bf4 c6 |
e3 Be7 |
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References
edit- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.