< Chess Opening Theory < 1. e4
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/4p3/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves: 1. e4 e6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECO code: C00-C19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent: King's Pawn Opening | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1... e6 - French Defence
After 1. e4 Black plays e6 signifying his intent to play the French Defense. The move 1... e6 bolsters support for the coming advance d7-d5, providing Black with a good stake in the center and allowing Black to decline recapturing with the queen after the plausible continuation exd5. In most lines White will follow up with 2. d4, with Black's only serious reply to this being 2... d5 (over 154 times more popular than 2... c5 in master play.)
Theory Table
For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation
| 1. e4 e6 | |||||
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Main line | d4 d5 |
Nc3 Nf6 |
Bg5 Be7 |
e5 Nfd7 |
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| Main line / Transposition | Nc3 d5 |
d4 Nf6 |
Bg5 Be7 |
e5 Nfd7 |
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| King's Indian Attack | d3 d5 |
Nd2 Nf6 |
Ngf3 b6 |
g3 dxe4 |
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| Two Knights Variation | Nf3 d5 |
Nc3 d4 |
Ne2 c5 |
b4 e5 |
∞ |
| Chigorin Variation | Qe2 c5 |
Nf3 Nc6 |
g3 g6 |
Bg2 Bg7 |
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| Rubinstein Variation | e5 d5 |
Nc3 dxe5 |
Nxe5 Nd7 |
Nf3 Nf6 |
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References
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
- Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.
- Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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