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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...a6
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Queen's Pawn Opening 1. d4 a6 A40 Queen's Pawn Opening
Queen's Pawn Opening
1...a6
This less conventional response to 1. d4 plays in a similar fashion to the St. George Defence, where Black aims to expand on the queenside. Instead of developing a piece or central pawn, Black pushes a flank pawn, but as long as played seriously, this is playable.
White can choose from a variety of moves, such as:
2. c4, playing in a normal Queen's Pawn fashion
2. Bf4, playing in a London fashion
2. e4, transposing to the St. George Defence
2. Nf3, developing the kingside knight
2. Nc3, developing the queenside knight
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