vs 1...Nf6 and ...e6, ...d5
English Opening · A13 · you play White. 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O
About the vs 1...Nf6 and ...e6, ...d5
When Black plays ...Nf6, ...e6 and ...d5, White goes for d4 and reaches a Queen's Gambit with Bf4. After ...c5 dxc5 Black often gets an isolated pawn or hanging pawns, which White blockades and attacks.
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 Be7: that is the start of the vs 1...Nf6 and ...e6, ...d5, a A13 line of the English Opening for White. There are 3 lines of this opening to train. Learn the vs 1...Nf6 and ...e6, ...d5 move by move, then play it against the computer until the book moves come automatically. Knowing the moves is only half the work, so this page also covers the plans for the middlegame, the endgames to aim for and some grandmaster games. Use it to build your White repertoire, and test what you remember with speed training or the random-position drill.