1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 (not 3.e5)
After 3…Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.0‑0 a6 9.Qe2 – White has a pleasant space advantage.
Cunning move: later Ng5 threatening Qh5, often provoking …h6 then Nxf7.
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4!? (instead of 2.Nf3)
If 2…Nf6 (the most common reaction)
3.d4! exd4 4.Nf3 – leading to a reversed Urusov Gambit.
Trap line:
4…Nxe4? 5.Qxd4! Nf6?? 6.Nxe5 Qe7 7.Bxf7+! Kd8 8.Bg5 – winning.
If 2…Nc6 3.d3 (quiet but tricky) intending Nf3, 0‑0, c3, then b4 or Ng5 ideas. a cunning chess opening repertoire for white pdf 18
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