Chess Opening Theory/1. e3
| Van't Kruijs Opening | |
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a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h | |
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
| Moves: 1. e3 | |
| ECO code: A00 | |
| Parent: Starting position | |
1. e3 · Van't Kruijs Opening
An irregular opening, considered somewhat passive. Play may transpose to lines of the English Opening (c2–c4), Queen's Pawn Game (d2–d4), or reversed French Defence (delayed d2–d4), reversed Dutch Defence (f2–f4) positions or the modern variation of Larsen's Opening (b2–b3),or King's Isa Reverse Opening (e4–e5)
Statistics
White Wins 47% Draw 5% Black Wins 49%
Theory table
1. e3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
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| 1 | ... d5 |
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| 2 | ... e5 |
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| 2 | ... e5 |
Bc4 d5 |
Bb3 Nf6 |
d3 Nc6 |
c4 dxc4 |
Bxc4 Bb4+ |
Bd2 Qe7 |
Nf3 Na5 |
b3 Nxc4 |
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| 2 | ... f5 |
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| 2 | ... Nf6 |
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All possible Black's moves
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Na6 a6 a5 |
b6 b5 |
Nc6 c6 c5 |
d6 d5 |
e6 e5 |
Nf6 f6 f5 |
g6 g5 |
Nh6 h6 h5 |
References
- Eric Schiller (2002). Unorthodox Chess Openings (Second ed.). Cardoza. ISBN 1-58042-072-9.
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Chess Opening Theory1. e4
2. Nf3
2. Other
With 2...Nc6:
With 2...d6:
With 2...e6:
With other 2nd moves:
With 2...d6:
- Dragon
- Dragondorf
- Kupreichik
- Moscow
- Najdorf
- Scheveningen
With 2...e6:
- French, Normal
- American attack
- Four knights
- Pin
- Kan
- Kveinis
- Kramnik
- Paulsen-Basman
- Taimanov
- Bastrikov
- English attack
- Szén
- Bastrikov
With other 2nd moves:
Anti-Sicilians
1... other
1. d4
2. c4
With 2...e6:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
2. Nf3
2. other
1... other
Flank
Unorthodox