White's Third Move
White has four main choices for his third move:
- 3.Nc3, which may transpose to the Four Knights Game or the Three Knights Game
- 3.Bc4, which may lead to the Boden–Kieseritzky Gambit or transpose to the Two Knights Defence
- 3.Nxe5, the Classical variation
- 3.d4, the Steinitz Variation
White usually prefers 3.Nxe5, 3.Nc3 or 3.d4.
Read more about this topic: Petrov's Defence
Famous quotes containing the words white and/or move:
“What a lay me down this is
with two pink, two orange,
two green, two white goodnights.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Eternall God, O thou that onely art
The sacred Fountain of eternall light,
And blessed Loadstone of my better part;
O thou my heart’s desire, my soul’s delight,
Reflect upon my soul, and touch my heart,
And then my heart shall prize no good above thee;
And then my soul shall know thee; knowing, love thee;
And then my trembling thoughts shall never start
From thy commands, or swerve the least degree,
Or once presume to move, but as they move in thee.”
—Francis Quarles (1592–1644)