Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. d4/2...d5/3. exd5/3...exd5/4. c4

Variation c4
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/ppp2ppp/8/3p4/2PP4/8/PP3PPP/RNBQKBNR b
Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4

Variation c4

By playing 4.c4, White gains some space at the expense of not being able to defend the d-pawn.

Theory table

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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4
	4	5
	... Nf6	Nc3 Be7	=
	... Bb4	Nc3 Ne7	=

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.