A00

Creepy Crawly Formation

1 named line in this family, ECO A00. Under each line you get its moves and the sentences it adds that this page has not already printed. A line's own page carries up to its first 4 per-move notes in full.

Classical DefenseA00

1. h3 d5 2. a3 e5

In the centre, Black holds d5 and e5.

1. h3 A useful waiting move that keeps the structure flexible on the h-file. Theory calls this the Clemenz Opening.
1... d5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e4, and frees the bishop and queen.
2. a3 A useful waiting move that keeps the structure flexible on the a-file.
2... e5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d4, and frees the bishop and queen. Theory calls this the Classical Defense.

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