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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...a6/2. d4/2...b5/3. Nf3

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St. George Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. Nf3

St. George Defence

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Development keeps going. Black should now play 3...Bb7, putting pressure on the e pawn (remember that White cannot play Nc3 to protect the pawn !). 3...e6 can also be played (and will anyway be played at some point in the opening), but why giving White more liberty when it's possible to force the following moves ?

Theory table

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

'1.e4 a6 2.d4 b5 3.Nf3'

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Bb7		 =
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e6		 =

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References

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Chess openings quick reference
1. e4
1...e5 · Open
2. Nf3
With 2...Nc6:

With other 2nd moves:
2. Other

1...c5 · Sicilian
2... Nf3 · Open Sicilian
With 2...Nc6:

With 2...d6:

With 2...e6:

With other 2nd moves:
Anti-Sicilians
1... other
Caro-Kann
French
Other


1. d4
1...d5 · Closed
2. c4
2. Nc3
2. other
1...Nf6 · Indian
2. c4
With 2...e6:

With 2...g6:

With other 2nd moves for Black:
2. Nf3
2. other
1... other
Flank
Unorthodox
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