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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. Qe2/2...c5/3. Nf3

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French Defence: Chigorin 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 pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black pawnd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 white queenf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 black kinge1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkbnr/pp1p1ppp/4p3/2p5/4P3/5N2/PPPPQPPP/RNB1KB1R b

Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. Nf3

Chigorin Variation

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White develops the queen to e2, an active square that can attack the king later. c5 stops d4 while maintaining control of the center. Nf3 develops the knight to its natural square while making an e5 blockade impossible without d6.

A good move: Many viable options such as Nc6.

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