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1.f4 - English Opening
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Position in FEN4

B-0,0,0,0-1,1,1,1-1,1,1,1-0,0,0,0-1-
3,yR,yN,yB,yK,yQ,yB,yN,yR,3/
3,yP,yP,yP,yP,yP,yP,yP,yP,3/
14/
bR,bP,10,gP,gR/
bN,bP,10,gP,gN/
bB,bP,10,gP,gB/
bK,bP,10,gP,gQ/
bQ,bP,10,gP,gK/
bB,bP,10,gP,gB/
bN,bP,10,gP,gN/
bR,bP,3,rP,6,gP,gR/
14/
3,rP,rP,1,rP,rP,rP,rP,rP,3/
3,rR,rN,rB,rQ,rK,rB,rN,rR,3

Common moves:
1...c8
1...c7
1...c6
1...d6


English Opening, 1.f4 edit

Red aims to develop the queen to f2 or e3 or exchange queens with Blue.

Blue's responses edit

Blue can choose to offer a queen exchange with c6 or d6 or play a normal developing move like c8 or c7.

1...c8 edit

The move c8 opens diagonals for the queen and bishop and appears to be the most active reply by Blue. Blue cannot develop the queen immediately, however, since that would leave b6 undefended.

1...c7 edit

With c7 Blue opens on the light squares.

1...c6 edit

Blue offers a queen exchange.

1...d6 edit

Blue offers a queen exchange, but pushes the pawn two squares rather than one.

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