Chess Opening Theory/1. h3/1...e5
Theory table edit
1. ...e5
Black plays the most common continuation. They can obtain a slight advantage by playing obvious developing moves, as White has merely wasted time and has allowed Black to get a larger portion of the centre than they would normally obtain.
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a3
d5 |
c4
c6 |
cxd5
cxd5 |
d3
Nc6 |
=+ | |||
| ...
... |
d3
c5 |
e4
Nf6 |
=+ | ||||
| ...
... |
e3
Be6 |
d4
Nc6 |
=+ | ||||
| c4
Nc6 |
d3
Nf6 |
a3
d5 |
cxd5
Nxd5 |
Nf3
Bd6 |
Nbd2
O-O |
=+ | |
| ...
... |
...
... |
...
... |
...
... |
...
... |
e4
Nde7 |
=+ |