Plus the main line after b3 the most popular move is e5 and not d5 (Modern Variation)
1. b3 d5 (Classical Variation)
1. b3 d5 (Classical Variation)
@fatcatsat said in #7:
> What do you mean center pawns?
Well when you push a center pawn ( d or e ) first, you'll control the center which is crucial as of chess principles rather than pushing a flank pawn. But flanks are good in a way too.
> What do you mean center pawns?
Well when you push a center pawn ( d or e ) first, you'll control the center which is crucial as of chess principles rather than pushing a flank pawn. But flanks are good in a way too.
@Cyncko-3000 said in #12:
> Well when you push a center pawn ( d or e ) first, you'll control the center which is crucial as of chess principles rather than pushing a flank pawn. But flanks are good in a way too.
Good point but I can do a break with my pieces ready like d4 or e4
> Well when you push a center pawn ( d or e ) first, you'll control the center which is crucial as of chess principles rather than pushing a flank pawn. But flanks are good in a way too.
Good point but I can do a break with my pieces ready like d4 or e4
@fatcatsat said in #13:
> Good point but I can do a break with my pieces ready like d4 or e4
It's a chess principle but who cares!
> Good point but I can do a break with my pieces ready like d4 or e4
It's a chess principle but who cares!
@Cyncko-3000 said in #14:
> It's a chess principle but who cares!
You are probably right but it's the same in g3
> It's a chess principle but who cares!
You are probably right but it's the same in g3
@Brian-E said in #5:
> If you play Bent Larsen's 1.b3 watch out for this pitfall:
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> 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 c5 3.Nf3?! f6! followed by ...e5 and Black has set up a virtually impregnable pawn centre which renders the b2 bishop, which White has spent two precious moves developing, almost useless. 3.e3 is correct, transposing into a sort of reverse Queen's Indian, so that then 3...f6?! can be answered by 4.d4.
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> Having said that, the dubious line has been played in a few master games before.
Fischer played a great game in this line lichess.org/zkKLicVo/black#132 .
> If you play Bent Larsen's 1.b3 watch out for this pitfall:
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> 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 c5 3.Nf3?! f6! followed by ...e5 and Black has set up a virtually impregnable pawn centre which renders the b2 bishop, which White has spent two precious moves developing, almost useless. 3.e3 is correct, transposing into a sort of reverse Queen's Indian, so that then 3...f6?! can be answered by 4.d4.
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> Having said that, the dubious line has been played in a few master games before.
Fischer played a great game in this line lichess.org/zkKLicVo/black#132 .
g3 often transpose into other opening structures like the Catalan, English or the King's Indian attack. b3 is a opening by itself cause it creates new plans for white
Maybe it’s better to go for in move 2 after 1.Nf3.
i say that 1.b3 could be more flexible because it can transpose into many openings such as larsen, colle,queens gambit etc but 1.g3 can only transpose into modern as white if black plays 1.e5(forget about the idea of double fianchetto because it can be achieved with both the moves)
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