C03Open
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
Main Line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2
Overview
White avoids the pin from ...Bb4 by developing the knight to d2. Leads to less forcing but rich strategic positions. The d2-knight supports e4 without blocking the c-pawn.
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Open chess.rodeo ↗Related Openings
C50Italian Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4
C53Italian Game: Giuoco Piano
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
C51Italian Game: Evans Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4
C55Two Knights Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
C60Ruy López (Spanish Opening)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
C78Ruy López: Morphy Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6