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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...a6/2. d4/2...b5/3. c4/3...Bb7

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...a6 | 2. d4 | 2...b5 | 3. c4
St. George Defence:Three Pawns Attack
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black kingd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black kingb7 black bishopc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black pawnb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black pawnc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 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)

rn1qkbnr/1bpppppp/p7/1p6/2PPP3/8/PP3PPP/RNBQKBNR w

Moves: 1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. c4 Bb7

St. George Defence/Three Pawns Attack

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In this variation, defending with 4. Bd3 is bad, as 4...bxc4 wins a pawn. Instead, 4. Nc3 is perfect because 4...b4 can be answered with 5. Qb3. 4. Nd2 is also an interesting option. The knight blocks the bishop, but his defensive potential is increased as both the c-pawn and the e-pawn are protected.

Theory table

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For explanation of notation, see Chess Opening Theory Table.

1.e4 a6 2.d4 b5 3.c4 Bb7

4
Nc3
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Nd2
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References

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Wikipedia has related information at St. George Defence

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