Uncommon Black Third Moves
Here is a list of less common third moves for Black:
- 3...a5 (Bulgarian Variation)
- 3...b6 (Rotary Defense or Albany Defense)
- 3...Na5 (Pollock's Defense)
- 3...Nb8 (Retreat Variation)
- 3...d5 (Sawyer's Gambit)
- 3...Qe7 (Vinogradov Variation)
- 3...Be7 (Lucena Defense)
- 3...Bb4 (Alapin's Defense)
- 3...f6 (Nuremberg Defense)
- 3...g5 (Brentano Defense)
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