Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moves: 1. e4 c6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECO code: B10-B19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent: King's Pawn Opening |
Caro-Kann DefenceEdit
In choosing the Caro-Kann, Black gives up the centre in exchange for easier development. In contrast to the French, the queen's bishop is not blocked, but the c6-square is no longer available for the knight. Black often aims to let White's pawns overextend, or develop a poor structure, and take advantage in the endgame.
White's natural move is now 2. d4 as nothing prevents them from building a strong center. Bobby Fischer sometimes played 2. Nf3 followed by 3. Nc3.
Theory tableEdit
For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.
- 1.e4 c6
2 | 3 | ||
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Main line | d4 d5 |
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Two Knights Attack | Nc3 d5 |
Nf3 | = |
Two Knights Attack | Nf3 d5 |
Nc3 | = |
Accelerated Panov Attack | c4 d5 |
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Breyer Variation | d3 d5 |
Nd2 | = |
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ReferencesEdit
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
- Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.