Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. Nc3

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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)

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Queen's Pawn Game

This move is not played as much, at least on the master level, since the knight blocks the c-pawn from pressuring the center. Black usually responds with 2...Nf6, but a number of other moves are safe.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation.

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3

2 3 4 5
...
Nc6		 Bf4
Bf5		 e3
e6		 Bb5
Bb4		 =
...
Bf5		 Bf4
Nc6		 e3
e6		 g4
Bg6		 =
...
Nf6		 Bf4
Bf5		 e3
e6		 Bb5+
Nbd7		 +=

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References

     
    Chess Openings
    1. e4 e5
    1. e4 c5
    1. e4 other
    1. d4 Nf6
    1. d4 d5
    1. d4 other
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