697:. Black's restrained response allows White to play 2.d4. This gives White a spatial advantage, with two pawns in the center to Black's one (after the usual 2... d5) and open lines for both of the bishops, while Black blocks in the light squared bishop and stops it from developing. One or the other player will usually resolve the central tension, either by Black playing ...dxe4 or White advancing with e5. In the latter case, Black typically works to undermine White's pawn center with ...c5 and/or ...f6.
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3320:
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3306:
3301:
3300:
3299:
3294:
3284:
3283:
3282:
3277:
3272:
3267:
3257:
3255:Chess composer
3252:
3247:
3242:
3236:
3234:
3230:
3229:
3227:
3226:
3221:
3216:
3211:
3210:
3209:
3202:
3197:
3187:
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3130:
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3122:
3117:
3112:
3110:North American
3107:
3102:
3094:
3093:
3092:
3087:
3082:
3077:
3072:
3067:
3062:
3057:
3052:
3047:
3039:
3038:
3037:
3032:
3027:
3022:
3012:
3011:
3010:
3003:Chess Olympiad
3000:
2994:
2992:
2986:
2985:
2983:
2982:
2977:
2972:
2967:
2962:
2957:
2956:
2955:
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2910:
2905:
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2895:
2890:
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2880:
2875:
2869:
2867:
2861:
2860:
2857:
2856:
2854:
2853:
2852:
2851:
2849:Scholar's mate
2846:
2841:
2831:
2826:
2825:
2824:
2813:
2811:
2807:
2806:
2804:
2803:
2798:
2793:
2792:
2791:
2786:
2781:
2776:
2771:
2764:Queen's Gambit
2761:
2756:
2751:
2750:
2749:
2744:
2739:
2734:
2729:
2724:
2719:
2714:
2709:
2707:Benoni Defence
2702:Indian Defence
2699:
2694:
2689:
2684:
2678:
2676:
2670:
2669:
2667:
2666:
2665:
2664:
2659:
2654:
2645:
2635:
2630:
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2618:
2616:Owen's Defence
2613:
2612:
2611:
2606:
2601:
2596:
2591:
2586:
2581:
2576:
2571:
2566:
2561:
2556:
2546:
2541:
2539:Modern Defence
2536:
2534:French Defence
2531:
2526:
2520:
2518:
2512:
2511:
2509:
2508:
2507:
2506:
2501:
2491:
2486:
2481:
2476:
2471:
2469:Bird's Opening
2466:
2460:
2458:
2449:
2443:
2442:
2440:
2439:
2434:
2429:
2424:
2423:
2422:
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2412:
2407:
2400:Pawn structure
2397:
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2244:Alekhine's gun
2236:
2230:
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2222:
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2219:
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2198:
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2176:
2166:
2161:
2160:
2159:
2157:Half-open file
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2128:
2127:
2122:
2117:
2112:
2107:
2100:Chess notation
2097:
2091:
2089:
2083:
2082:
2080:
2079:
2074:
2069:
2068:
2067:
2057:
2055:Pawn promotion
2052:
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2038:
2033:
2028:
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2013:
2008:
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1926:
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1918:
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1912:
1902:
1897:
1896:
1895:
1880:
1879:
1878:
1873:
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1866:Hypermodernism
1863:
1861:Romantic chess
1858:
1856:Lewis chessmen
1853:
1848:
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1828:
1826:
1820:
1819:
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1807:
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1797:
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1724:
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1703:
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1696:
1694:world rankings
1686:
1685:
1684:
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1682:
1672:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1646:
1645:
1640:
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1623:Computer chess
1620:
1619:
1618:
1608:
1602:
1600:
1594:
1593:
1586:
1585:
1578:
1571:
1563:
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1549:
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1531:
1529:
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1499:
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1473:
1471:
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1355:
1343:
1340:
1339:
1334:
1333:
1326:
1319:
1311:
1305:
1304:
1298:
1286:Schiller, Eric
1282:
1276:
1258:Whyld, Kenneth
1250:
1244:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1218:
1212:Chessgames.com
1198:
1178:
1149:
1136:
1112:
1106:Chessgames.com
1092:
1086:978-1857443479
1085:
1067:
1060:
1036:Fischer, Bobby
1027:
1021:978-0805029376
1020:
1001:
999:
996:
995:
994:
992:Semi-Open Game
989:
984:
977:
974:
973:
972:
965:
958:
951:
940:
937:
913:
910:
884:
881:
880:
879:
850:
829:Michael Basman
821:
818:Owen's Defence
814:
811:Anatoly Karpov
797:1...a6 is the
786:
783:
782:
781:
770:
747:
744:Modern Defence
736:Modern Defence
734:1...g6 is the
732:
721:Modern Defence
709:
700:1...c6 is the
698:
691:French Defence
689:1...e6 is the
687:
656:
643:
640:
617:Latvian Gambit
594:French Defence
525:
522:
471:
468:
459:
458:
445:
444:
424:
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3358:
3357:
3355:
3340:
3337:
3335:
3330:
3325:
3324:
3321:
3315:
3314:Solving chess
3312:
3310:
3307:
3305:
3304:Chess prodigy
3302:
3298:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3289:
3288:
3287:Chess problem
3285:
3281:
3278:
3276:
3273:
3271:
3268:
3266:
3263:
3262:
3261:
3258:
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3225:
3222:
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3208:
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3201:
3198:
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3195:opening books
3193:
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3188:
3184:
3183:short stories
3181:
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3176:
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3141:
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3136:Art and media
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3009:
3006:
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2996:
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2981:
2978:
2976:
2973:
2971:
2968:
2966:
2963:
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2954:
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2948:triangulation
2946:
2944:
2943:Tarrasch rule
2941:
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2936:
2934:
2931:
2930:
2928:
2924:
2921:
2919:
2916:
2915:
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2903:Queen vs rook
2901:
2899:
2898:Queen vs pawn
2896:
2894:
2891:
2889:
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2879:
2876:
2874:
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2870:
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2770:
2767:
2766:
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2760:
2757:
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2754:London System
2752:
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2745:
2743:
2740:
2738:
2735:
2733:
2730:
2728:
2725:
2723:
2720:
2718:
2715:
2713:
2712:Modern Benoni
2710:
2708:
2705:
2704:
2703:
2700:
2698:
2695:
2693:
2692:Dutch Defence
2690:
2688:
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2680:
2679:
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2660:
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2600:
2597:
2595:
2592:
2590:
2587:
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2580:
2577:
2575:
2572:
2570:
2569:King's Gambit
2567:
2565:
2562:
2560:
2557:
2555:
2552:
2551:
2550:
2547:
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2513:
2505:
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2495:
2492:
2490:
2487:
2485:
2484:Grob's Attack
2482:
2480:
2477:
2475:
2474:Dunst Opening
2472:
2470:
2467:
2465:
2464:Benko Opening
2462:
2461:
2459:
2457:
2456:Flank opening
2453:
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2448:
2444:
2438:
2435:
2433:
2430:
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2211:Transposition
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1961:Chess museums
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1718:World records
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1689:Rating system
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1492:Van 't Kruijs
1485:
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1254:Hooper, David
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518:Bobby Fischer
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505:king's bishop
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2306:Pawn storm
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2065:Fast chess
2049:En passant
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864:Tony Miles
816:1...b6 is
660:Open Games
554:Open Games
470:Principles
417:Synonym(s)
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3270:Deep Blue
3265:AlphaZero
3173:paintings
2965:Tablebase
2929:Strategy
2834:Irregular
2589:Ruy Lopez
2549:Open Game
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2276:Desperado
2179:connected
2152:Open file
2147:King walk
2105:algebraic
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2011:Checkmate
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1728:Equipment
1504:Zukertort
1466:Saragossa
1434:Anderssen
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1699:norms
1590:Chess
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