Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...c6
| Irregular Queen's Pawn Opening | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
| Moves: 1.d4 c6 | |
| ECO code: A40 | |
| Parent: Queens Pawn Opening | |
Queen's Pawn 1...c6
1....c6 this move is playable but has no destination as an opening as it transposes into something else. Often played to see if White will play 2. e4 and transpose into a Caro-Kann.
Likely possible responses
- 2. c4 or 2. Nf3 Most likely to transpose into a Slav Defence or Semi Slav Defence
- 2. e4 This move order arrives at a Caro Kann Defence
Theory table
Category:Book:Chess Opening Theory#1.%20d4/1...c6%20
1. d4 c6
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slav Defence | c4 d5 |
Nf3 Nf6 |
Nc3 dxc4 |
a4 Bf5 |
e3 e6 |
Bxc4 Bb4 |
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| Caro-Kann Defence | e4 d5 |
Nc3 dxe4 |
Nxe4 Bf5 |
Ng3 Bg6 |
Nf3 Nd7 |
h4 h6 |
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References
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.