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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...d6/2. d4/2...Nf6/3. Nc3/3...g6/4. f4/4...Bg7/5. Nf3/5...O-O

< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. e4‎ | 1...d6‎ | 2. d4‎ | 2...Nf6‎ | 3. Nc3‎ | 3...g6‎ | 4. f4‎ | 4...Bg7‎ | 5. Nf3
Austrian Attack
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8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black rookg8 black kingh8 black king8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black kinge7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black bishoph7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black pawne6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black pawnh6 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 white pawnf4 white pawng4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 black kingg2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O

Austrian Attack

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5...O-O is seen much more often than 5...c5. Now the black king has escaped the centre, so there is no major threat if White plays 6.e5 immediately.

White will likely play 6.e5, Be3, Be2 or Bd3 (the main line) later. His desire is to develop the minor piece, control the c8-h3 diagonal (with h3), and eventually push e5, getting more space.

Black may answer with 6...Na6!?. Although this move put his knight on the rim, it prepares for ...c5, create counter play on queenside. Other reasonable and more intuitive responses are 6...Nc6 or 6...Bg4, and then ...e5. Black must get either c5 or e5, or he will be in trouble later, due to having nearly no spatial advantage.

Theory table

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

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O

6
e5
Be3
Be2
Main Line Bd3

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