Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. Nc3

< Chess Opening Theory < 1. d4 < 1...Nf6
Queen's Pawn Opening
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)

rnbqkb1r/pppppppp/5n2/8/3P4/2N5/PPP1PPPP/R1BQKBNR

2.Nc3

White develops his Queen's Knight to support 3. e4, sometimes called the Veresov Opening. After Black's usual reply 2. ... d5, White may respond with 3. Bg5, leading to the Richter-Veresov Attack. Often transposes into the Chigorin Defence, the French Defence, or less commonly the Pirc Defence.

This position may also be reached via the move order 1.Nc3 Nf6 2.d4

Theory table

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

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3

2
...
d5
Bg5
 
=
...
g6
Nf3
 
=
...
e6
=
...
c5
d5
 
=
...
d6
=

When contributing to this Wikibook, please follow the Conventions for organization.

References

    This article is issued from Wikibooks. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.