Main lineB00
1. e4 a6
In the centre, White holds e4.
B00
St. George Defense
4 named lines in this family, ECO B00. Every one of them opens 1. e4 a6, so the notes on those moves are written once, just below, instead of once per line. 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.
The moves every line here plays
1. e4 a6
- 1. e4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d5, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 1... a6 Takes b5 away from White's bishop. Theory calls this the St. George Defense.
Zilbermints GambitB00
1. e4 a6 2. d4 e5
In the centre, White holds d4 and e4 while Black holds e5.
- 2. d4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e5, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 2... e5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d4, and frees the bishop and queen. The pawn is genuinely on offer - this is the Zilbermints Gambit: development and initiative over material.
Polish VariationB00
1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Bd3 e6
Black's queenside bishop takes the long diagonal.
- 2... b5 Opens the c8-a6 diagonal for the bishop.
San Jorge VariationB00
1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Bd3 d6 5. O-O g6 6. c3 Bg7
Black's kingside bishop takes the long diagonal and Black's queenside bishop takes the long diagonal.
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