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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. c4/2...Nc6/3. Nc3

Black Knights Tango
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3

Black Knights Tango

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3. Nc3

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White add pressure to d5 and supports a possible later e4. The downside is Black can free the e-pawn and pin the White Knight by playing Bb4.

Theory table

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3

3 4 5 6
Nc3
e5
d5
Ne7
e4
Ng6
Be3
Bb4
...
e6
e4
Bb4
f3
d5
cxd5
exd5
...
d5
cxd5
Nxd5
e4
Nxc3
bxc3
e5
+=
...
d6
Nf3
e5
d5
Ne7
e4
g6
+=

References

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  • Georgi Orlov (1992), Black Knights' Tango, Batsford, ISBN 1879479036
  • Georgi Orlov (1998),The Black Knights' Tango: Outwit Your Opponents from Move 2!, Batsford, ISBN 0713483490
  • Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.


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