C40

Gunderam Defense

1 named line in this family, ECO C40. 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.

Main lineC40

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qe7

In the centre, White holds e4 while Black holds e5.

1. e4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d5, and frees the bishop and queen.
1... e5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d4, and frees the bishop and queen.
2. Nf3 Develops the knight to f3, eyeing d4 and e5.
2... Qe7 Develops the queen to e7, eyeing e5. It also props up the e5 pawn. Theory calls this the Gunderam Defense.

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