Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. d4/2...d5/3. e5/3...c5/4. c3
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Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 |
French Defence: Advance Variation edit
Here, after White's 4. c3, Black usually decides to increase the pressure on White's center pawns (d4/e5) by playing 4...Nc6.
Another plausible plan for Black is 4...Qb6, which also increases the pressure on d4, and allows the manoeuver 5...Bd7 followed by 6...Bb5. The idea is to trade Black's 'bad' bishop for White's 'good' bishop.
Theory table edit
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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3
4 | 5 | ||
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Main Line | (c3) Nc6 |
Nf3 Qb6 | = |
Wade variation | (c3) Qb6 |
Nf3 Bd7 | = |
References edit
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.