Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...Nf6/2. e5/2...Nd5/3. d4/3...d6
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| Moves: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alekhine's DefenceEdit
At that point, it's unwise for White to take the d6 pawn, which means giving up the space advantage and allow Black to build his own pawn center.
While 4. c4 is tempting, the modern variation 4. Nf3 gets better results, making harder for Black to equalize.
Theory tableEdit
For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
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| Modern Variation | Nf3 - |
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| c4 - |
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ReferencesEdit
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.