Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Be2

Tayler Opening King's Knight Opening, Normal Variation Tayler Opening 3. Be2 The Tayler Opening is a timid and less common response to 2...Nc6. Instead of going for an Italian, Ruy Lopez or Scotch, White chooses a quiet developing move that prepares castling kingside. Black has multiple responses to this, such as: 3...Nf6, developing the knight and hitting the e4 pawn. 3...Bc5?, developing the bishop to an active square while eyeing f2, but allowing 4. Nxe5! 3...d6, reinforcing e5 even more and opening up the c8 bishop. 3...d5, aggressively attacking the center and opening the c8 bishop. Theory table +3456... Nf6=Inverted Hanham... ...d3 d5Nbd2 Bc5c3 O-O=Basman Gambit... ...d4 exd4e5 Ng4O-O Be7⩱... Bc5?Nxe5! Nxe5d4! Bd6dxe5 Bxe5±... d6d4 exd4Nxd4 Nf6Nxc6 bxc6⩲... d5exd5 Qxd5Nc3 Qd6O-O Be6⩲ References