A First 1.e4 Repertoire

The Evans Gambit uses the b-pawn to gain time against Black's bishop and prepare a strong pawn centre. We follow the sacrifice with c3, d4 and rapid development, but the exact plan depends on where the bishop retreats. Some lines offer tactical checks; others require patient compensation for a pawn. Our priority is to bring the pieces into play before trying to recover material or launch an attack.

1. Line 11.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6 5.a4 a5 6.b5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 Bxd4 8.c3 Bb6 9.d4FreeLearn
2. Line 2… 5.a4 a6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nd4 9.a5 Ba7 10.d6 cxd6 11.Nxd4 Bxd4 12.Qf3 O-O 13.c3 Ba7 14.Bd5Premium
3. Line 3… 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bd6 6.d4 Nf6 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 h6 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.Qb3 Qe7 11.Bd3 b6 12.Nc4Premium
4. Line 4… 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O Nge7 8.cxd4 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Ba3 Be6 11.Bb5 Bb4 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.Bxb4 Nxb4 14.Qa4Premium
5. Line 5… 7.O-O dxc3 8.Qb3 Qf6 9.Bg5 Qg6 10.Nxc3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3Premium
6. Line 6… 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O dxc3 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.Qd5+ Kf8 10.Qxc5+ d6 11.Qxc3Premium
7. Line 7… 7.O-O d6 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 Na5 10.Bd3 Ne7 11.h3Premium
8. Line 8… 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Be2 exd4 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.e5 Nc6 10.Qh4 Nd5 11.Qg3 g6 12.O-OPremium

Against the Two Knights, we challenge the centre with d4 and often advance e5 with tempo. Black's knight retreat and central counterattack determine whether we pursue rapid development, tactical exchanges or a quieter structural edge. The main lesson is to connect every threat with a useful developing move. Some variations leave us a pawn down, so active coordination must continue after the forcing opening moves end.

1. Line 11.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 Ng4 6.Qe2 Qe7 7.Bf4 d6 8.exd6 Qxe2+ 9.Bxe2 Bxd6 10.Bxd6 cxd6 11.Na3 Nge5 12.Nb5Premium
2. Line 2… 6.Qe2 Bb4+ 7.c3 dxc3 8.bxc3 Bc5 9.h3 Nxf2 10.Rf1 O-O 11.Bg5 Qe8 12.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 13.Kxf2Premium
3. Line 3… 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.O-O Bc5 10.f3 Ng5 11.f4 Ne4 12.Be3 Bb6 13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 O-O 15.Nb3Premium
4. Line 4… 5.e5 Ne4 6.Qe2 Nc5 7.c3 dxc3 8.Nxc3 Be7 9.Be3 Ne6 10.O-O-O O-O 11.Ne4 Qe8 12.h4Premium
5. Line 5… 7.c3 d3 8.Qe3 Be7 9.O-O d5 10.exd6 cxd6 11.Bxd3 Nxd3 12.Qxd3 O-O 13.Bf4Premium
6. Line 6… 3.Bc4 h6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5 Nd5 9.O-O Bxc3 10.bxc3 O-O 11.Qf3Premium
7. Line 7… 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.Bf4Premium

The Petroff asks us to understand the order of central captures rather than launch an immediate attack on f7. We take e5, then use Black's reply to choose between an active queen, a stable pawn centre or rapid queenside castling. Extra material is useful only when the pieces remain coordinated. In equal positions, the next plan comes from the pawn structure, king placement and minor-piece routes rather than the opening name.

1. Line 11.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 h5 7.c3 Be6 8.d4 Be7 9.Nd2 Qd7 10.Qc2 O-O-O 11.Nf3Premium
2. Line 2… 6.Be2 Ng4 7.Bxg4 Qh4 8.O-O Bxg4 9.Qe1 O-O-O 10.Be3 Bd6 11.f4 Qh5 12.Nd2Premium
3. Line 3… 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O Bf5 10.Kb1 Qd7 11.h4Premium
4. Line 4… 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.d4 Be7 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.Re1 Re8 11.g4 Bg6 12.g5 Nh5 13.Bf1Premium
5. Line 5… 3.Nxe5 Nxe4 4.Qe2 Qe7 5.Qxe4 d6 6.d4 dxe5 7.dxe5 Nc6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Nc3 O-O-O 10.Bf4 g5 11.Bg3 Bg7 12.O-O-O Nxe5 13.Bxd7+ Rxd7 14.Rxd7 Kxd7 15.Qxb7Premium

The Philidor gives Black a solid centre but less room for the pieces. We occupy d4, develop naturally and decide whether to preserve the pawn tension or exchange before improving a knight. Some early move orders allow concrete gains, while the sounder structures require patient coordination. Our main task is to keep e4 secure and turn the extra space into a useful piece square, rather than advance pawns without support.

1. Line 11.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7 4.Bc4 c6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.O-O Ngf6 7.a4 O-O 8.Re1 b6 9.h3 Bb7 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Nh4 Nc5 12.Nf5Premium
2. Line 2… 4.Bc4 Be7 5.dxe5 Nxe5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 g6 8.Qxe5 Nf6 9.Bh6Premium
3. Line 3… 3.d4 Bg4 4.dxe5 Nc6 5.exd6 Bxd6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.h3 Bh5 8.Bb5 Qe7 9.Bg5 Bb4 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Qd4Premium
4. Line 4… 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.f4 Bf8 9.Bf3 Nbd7 10.Re1 Nc5 11.Nb3 Nxb3 12.axb3Premium

Early pawn gambits can create immediate threats, but they also leave concrete weaknesses behind. We answer by checking the central captures, exposed queen squares and king diagonals before choosing a plan. Some variations justify forcing sacrifices; others reward simple development with tempo. The aim is to understand why each threat works, then finish development once the tactical sequence has produced a useful material or positional advantage.

1. Line 11.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f6 3.Nxe5 Qe7 4.Nf3 Qxe4+ 5.Be2 Ne7 6.O-O d5 7.Re1 Bd7 8.d4 Nbc6 9.Nc3 Qg6 10.Ne5 fxe5 11.Bh5Premium
2. Line 2… 3.Nxe5 fxe5 4.Qh5+ g6 5.Qxe5+ Kf7 6.Bc4+ d5 7.Bxd5+ Be6 8.Qxe6+ Kg7 9.Qf7+ Kh6 10.d4+ g5 11.h4Premium
3. Line 3… 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qa5 5.Bc4 Nc6 6.O-O Bg4 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Ng5+ Ke8 9.Qxg4Premium
4. Line 4… 3.exd5 e4 4.Qe2 Nf6 5.d3 Qxd5 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.dxe4 Qe6 8.Qc4 Qg4 9.h3 Qg6 10.Nh4 Qh5 11.g4 Qxh4 12.Nf3Premium
5. Line 5… 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.d4 d6 5.Nc4 fxe4 6.Nc3 Qg6 7.f3 exf3 8.Qxf3 Nf6 9.Ne3 Nc6 10.Bd3 Qf7 11.Bc4 Qg6 12.Ned5Premium

The Alapin prepares d4 with c3, but Black's central reply determines the structure we reach. We may keep a broad pawn centre, play around an isolated d-pawn or give a pawn for rapid development against an uncastled king. The shared lesson is to coordinate pieces with the pawn structure. Before advancing again, identify the freeing break Black wants and the square our least active piece needs.

1. Line 11.e4 c5 2.c3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 exd4 7.Nxd4 Nf6 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Nc2 Bc5 10.O-O d6 11.Be3Premium
2. Line 2… 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Ng5 d5 6.exd5 Nxd5 7.d4 cxd4 8.O-O Be7 9.Nxf7 Kxf7 10.Qf3+ Ke6 11.a4Premium
3. Line 3… 2.c3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.cxd4 Nf6 5.d5 Ne5 6.f4 Ng6 7.e5 Ng8 8.Nf3Premium
4. Line 4… 4.cxd4 e6 5.d5 exd5 6.exd5 Ne5 7.Nc3 Bd6 8.Nb5 Qe7 9.Qe2 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Kxd2 d6 12.f4 a6 13.Nxd6+ Qxd6 14.Qxe5+ Qxe5 15.fxe5Premium
5. Line 5… 4.cxd4 d5 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Qd8 8.d5 Nb8 9.Bf4 a6 10.Rc1 g6 11.Qa4+ Bd7 12.Qb3 b5 13.Be2 Bg7 14.O-O O-O 15.Rfd1Premium
6. Line 6… 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Nc3 Bxf3 8.gxf3 Qxd4 9.Qxd4 Nxd4 10.Nb5 Nc2+ 11.Kd1 Nxa1 12.Nc7+ Kd7 13.Nxa8 e5 14.Be3 Bb4 15.Bb5+ Kd6 16.Bxa7 Ne7 17.Nb6 Nc6 18.Nc4+ Kd5 19.Be3Premium
7. Line 7… 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 d5 8.exd6 Qxd6 9.O-O Be6 10.Bxe6 Qxe6 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.cxd4 Qd7 13.Nc3 Rd8 14.Re1 Qxd4 15.Qf3 Rd7 16.Bg5Premium
8. Line 8… 5.Nf3 e6 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 dxe5 12.dxe5 b6 13.Qe4 Qc7 14.Bd3 g6 15.Bh6 Rd8 16.Rad1 Bb7 17.Qf4Premium
9. Line 9… 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 dxe5 7.Nxe5 e6 8.cxd4 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Nd2 Nc6 11.Ndf3 Nxe5 12.dxe5 b6 13.Qd4 Bb7 14.Qg4Premium
10. Line 10… 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 dxe5 8.Nxe5 e6 9.cxd4 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Nc3 Nc6 12.Be3 Bf6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Ne4Premium
11. Line 11… 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.dxc5 Qxc5 7.Na3 a6 8.h3 Bh5 9.g4 Bg6 10.Be3 Qc7 11.Bg2 e6 12.Qa4+ Nbd7 13.Bf4 Qc8 14.Ne5Premium
12. Line 12… 5.Nf3 e6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.dxc5 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1 Ng4 9.b4 Nxe3+ 10.fxe3 a5 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.a3 axb4 13.Bxc6 Bxc6 14.cxb4Premium
13. Line 13… 6.Be3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nc6 8.Nc3 Qd6 9.a3 Be7 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O b6 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.Rad1 Rad8 14.Rfe1Premium
14. Line 14… 5.Nf3 g6 6.Na3 cxd4 7.Bc4 Qe4+ 8.Be3 Be6 9.Bd3 Qd5 10.Nb5 Na6 11.Nbxd4Premium
15. Line 15… 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 e5 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd2 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 e4 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Ne7 12.Be2 O-O 13.O-OPremium
16. Line 16… 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bg4 9.Nbd2 Nc6 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Nxf3 e5 12.d5 Nb4 13.Bb1Premium

The Advance French gives us space with e5, while Black attacks the base of our pawn chain on d4. We develop the bishop to d3 and accept a pawn sacrifice when the resulting activity justifies it. Small move-order differences matter: the same central capture can be sound in one position and lose the queen in another. Follow the development, identify the checking diagonals and keep the centre connected to the attack.

1. Line 11.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 Bd7 7.O-O cxd4 8.cxd4 Nxd4 9.Nbd2 Bc5 10.b4 Nxf3+ 11.Qxf3 Qxb4 12.Rb1 Qa4 13.Rxb7 Ne7 14.Qg3 O-O 15.Nf3Premium
2. Line 2… 9.Nbd2 Ne7 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Nf3 Qa4 12.b3 Qa5 13.Bd2 Qd8 14.b4Premium
3. Line 3… 8.cxd4 Nb4 9.Be2 Bb5 10.Bxb5+ Qxb5 11.a3 Nc6 12.Nc3 Qb6 13.b4Premium
4. Line 4… 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nxd4 8.Nxd4 Qxd4 9.Bb5+Premium
5. Line 5… 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Bd3 Nge7 7.O-O cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Bxf5 exf5 10.Qb3 Qb6 11.Qxb6 axb6 12.Nc3Premium
6. Line 6… 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Bd3 Bb5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Bf8 10.O-O Ne7 11.Be3 Qc7 12.Na3 a6 13.c4Premium

Against the Caro-Kann we develop the queenside knight and recover the central pawn with a piece. Black's fourth move then determines our plan: doubled pawns invite structural play, an active bishop can be questioned with h-pawn advances, and the quieter knight setup sometimes allows sacrifices on e6. Learn the different recaptures and development patterns separately. Similar-looking positions can require different knight squares and very different decisions about king safety.

1. Line 11.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 Re8+ 9.Ne2 h5 10.Be3 Nd7 11.O-O h4 12.h3 Nf8 13.Rad1 Bc7 14.c4Premium
2. Line 2… 5.Nxf6+ gxf6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.O-O Qc7 9.c4 Nd7 10.Nh4 Bxe2 11.Qxe2 O-O-O 12.d5 exd5 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Be3Premium
3. Line 3… 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 Qc7 11.Bd2 b6 12.O-O-O Bb7 13.Kb1 O-O-O 14.c4 Rhe8 15.Bc3Premium
4. Line 4… 6.Bd3 h6 7.Ne6 Qa5+ 8.Bd2 Qb6 9.Nf3 fxe6 10.Bg6+ Kd8 11.O-OPremium
5. Line 5… 5.Ng5 h6 6.Ne6 Qa5+ 7.Bd2 Qb6 8.Bd3 fxe6 9.Qh5+ Kd8 10.Ba5Premium
6. Line 6… 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.h5 Bh7 8.Nf3 e6 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nd7 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Qe2 O-O 14.Nf1Premium
7. Line 7… 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 Bg4 6.Be2 dxe4 7.Nxe4 Nf6 8.Nxf6+ Bxf6 9.c3Premium

The Pirc and Modern let us occupy the centre before Black challenges it with pieces and pawn breaks. Our bishop and queen often coordinate against the fianchettoed bishop, but castling and pawn attacks depend on Black's exact setup. Sometimes we castle long and advance on the kingside; sometimes Black's queenside expansion makes short castling more sensible. Keep the centre supported, identify the opponent's counterplay and choose a plan that fits the position.

1. Line 11.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.f3 Bb7 7.g4 Nd7 8.O-O-O Ngf6 9.Kb1 c5 10.h4 h5 11.g5 Nh7 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Bd4 O-O 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Nge2Premium
2. Line 2… 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 d5 5.e5 Nh6 6.Nf3 f6 7.Be3 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 O-O 10.exf6 exf6 11.O-O-O f5 12.g4Premium
3. Line 3… 5.e5 h5 6.Nf3 Nh6 7.Be3 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nf5 10.Bf2 h4 11.Bd3 e6 12.O-O Nd7 13.Ne2 Bf8 14.b3 Be7 15.c4Premium
4. Line 41.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6 5.Qd2 b5 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.Nf3 e5 8.O-O Bg7 9.a4 exd4 10.Nxd4 b4 11.Na2Premium
5. Line 5… 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 O-O 6.f3 Nbd7 7.Nge2 c6 8.Bh6 b5 9.h4 b4 10.Nd1 Ba6 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.h5Premium
6. Line 6… 5.Qd2 c6 6.Bh6 Bxh6 7.Qxh6 Qa5 8.Bd3 c5 9.d5 c4 10.Bxc4 Nxe4 11.Ne2 Nd7 12.O-OPremium

The Scandinavian exchanges the centre early, but Black can recover with either the queen or a knight. Against the queen, we develop with useful attacks and use d4 to establish space. Against the knight, c4 often gains time before the pieces settle. The queen retreats lead to different plans, so recognise their targets rather than memorise one universal setup. Complete king safety while turning the extra developing tempi into coordinated pressure.

1. Line 11.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5 4.Nf3 g6 5.c4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.c5 Nd5 8.Bc4 c6 9.O-O O-O 10.Re1 Bg4 11.Bg5Premium
2. Line 2… 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.c4 Nb6 6.c5 Nd5 7.Qb3 Bc8 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bc4 c6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Bg7 12.Nc3Premium
3. Line 3… 3.d4 Bg4 4.Bb5+ Nbd7 5.Be2 Bxe2 6.Qxe2 Nxd5 7.c4 N5f6 8.Nf3 e6 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.Bd2Premium
4. Line 4… 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 e6 9.Bg2 c6 10.h4 Bb4 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Qe2Premium
5. Line 5… 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 c6 8.g4 Qxd4 9.Be3 Qd8 10.g5 Nd5 11.O-O-O e6 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Re1Premium
6. Line 6… 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.O-O e6 8.d5 exd5 9.Nxd5 Nxd5 10.Qxd5 Be7 11.Rd1Premium
7. Line 7… 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.Bd2 Bf5 7.Ne4 Qc7 8.Nxf6+ gxf6 9.g3 e6 10.Bg2 Nd7 11.O-O O-O-O 12.Re1 Bd6 13.c4Premium
8. Line 8… 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 Nbd7 9.Nc4 Qa6 10.Bf4 Qe6+ 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Rd8 13.Qf3 Nd5 14.Bc4 c6 15.O-O-OPremium
9. Line 9… 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 a6 6.g3 b5 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.O-O e6 9.Bf4 Qb6 10.a4 Bd6 11.Be3Premium

Black's early knight attack invites us to gain space, but the Alekhine also tests whether our advanced pawns can stay coordinated. We build the centre, exchange on d6 and then distinguish the two pawn recaptures. Against the c-pawn recapture, queenside development supports a transition into an endgame. Against the e-pawn recapture, active piece development and well-timed pawn advances help us restrict the knights without neglecting king safety.

1. Line 11.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 cxd6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Rc1 O-O 9.b3 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.c5 N6d7 13.Bc4 Nc6 14.Ne4Premium
2. Line 2… 5.exd6 exd6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Be3 Be7 9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.d5 Nb4 12.Rc1Premium
3. Line 3… 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 Bg4 9.O-O Nc6 10.b3 Bf6 11.Be3 d5 12.c5 Nc8 13.h3 Bh5 14.b4 Nxb4 15.Rb1 a5 16.a3 Nc6 17.g4 Bg6 18.Rxb7Premium

Unusual first moves still call for a supported centre and purposeful development. Against a6, we occupy the centre before challenging Black's queenside pawns and watching for a tactical opening near the king. Against Nc6, the choice between e5 and d5 produces different structures: one offers play on the g-file, while the other can lead to a queenless position with an advanced d-pawn. Let those concrete differences guide the plan.

1. Line 11.e4 a6 2.d4 b5 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.Bd3 e6 5.O-O c5 6.c3 Nf6 7.e5 Nd5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 Nc6 10.a4 O-O 11.Bxh7+ Kxh7 12.Ne4 Be7 13.Nfg5+Premium
2. Line 21.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 Nxe5 4.Nf3 Nxf3+ 5.gxf3 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be3 g6 8.Qd2 Bg7 9.O-O-O O-O 10.Bh6Premium
3. Line 3… 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.d5 Ne5 5.Qd4 Ng6 6.Qxe4 Nf6 7.Qa4+ Bd7 8.Bb5 a6 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxd7+ Nxd7 11.Nf3Premium