Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...a6/2. c4

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St. George Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)

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St. George Defence

2. c4

At first sight, it looks like a refutation of St Georges Defence. But Black keeps the powerful ability to play 2...e5, transposing into an open game where White have a misplaced pawn on c4.

2...b5 looks compromised as Black will lose one of the main benefit of the St Georges : the power at the queen side.

Theory table

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

'1.e4 a6 2.c4'

2
...
e5		 =/+
...
b5		 +/=

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    Chess Openings
    1. e4 e5
    1. e4 c5
    1. e4 other
    1. d4 Nf6
    1. d4 d5
    1. d4 other
    1.
    a3 · Na3 · a4 · b3 · b4 · c3 · Nc3 · c4 · d3 · d4 · e3 · e4 · f3 · Nf3 · f4 · g3 · g4 · h3 · Nh3 · h4
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