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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...dxe4

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...c6 | 2. d4 | 2...d5 | 3. Nc3
Caro-Kann Defence:Classical Variation
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 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)

rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/8/3Pp3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKBNR w

Moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4

Caro-Kann Defence:Classical Variation

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3...dxe4 is black's only good move. Other moves are not in the spirit of this opening. This move also denies white his e4/d4 pawn center. White almost invariably responds with 4. Nxe4, but a few gambit continuations do exist.

4 5 6 7
Classical Variation Nxe4
Bf5		 Ng3
Bg6		 h4
h6		 Nf3
Nd7		 =
Von Hennig gambit Bc4
Bf5		 f3
exf3		 Nxf3
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Rasa-Studier gambit f3
exf3

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