White Responses
White has a number of replies to this opening, including 3.Nf3, 3.Qb3, 3.Nc3, 3.cxd5, and 3.e3.
Play might continue:
- 3.Nf3 e6 4.Qb3 Nc6
- 4.e3 Nf6 5.Qb3 Nc6
- 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qb3 Nc6
- 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qb3 Nc6
- 3.Qb3 e5 4.Qxb7 Nd7 5.Nf3 Rb8 6.Qxd5 Bb4+ 7.Nfd2 (7.Bd2?? Ne7−+ Webb–Sinclair, England 1971) Ne7 8.Qf3 exd4 and Black has development and initiative for his pawn
- 3.Nc3 e6 4.Qb3?! (4.Nf3) Nc6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Qxd5 Qxd5 7.Nxd5 0-0-0−/+
- 3.cxd5 Bxb1 4.Qa4+ Qd7 5.Qxd7+ Nxd7 6.Rxb1 Ngf6 7.Nf3
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