After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 we have the starting position.
A quick glance at the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings is sufficient to intimidate most players unwilling to spend many hundreds of hours learning theory. ECO has no less than fifty-five lines. Chess Informant has published 608 theoretically significant games through its first 103 issues--three in the first issue and four in 103. In Predojevic-Movsesian, Sarajevo 2008 (Informant 103/151), 15...Nad5 was the novelty.
Black's responses from the diagram:
6...e5 lines 1-4
6...a6 lines 5-27
6...Nc6 lines 28-36
6...h6 lines 37-55
Where should I begin?
I suspect that ...e5 is the most principled response amongst the four choices.
ReplyDeleteI also would go for the e5-line. But then again, at our level each opening is good to play.
ReplyDelete6...h6 is the main line - might want ot check it out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments. I've added a new post concerning 6...e5, and will get to the mainline another day.
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