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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. Bg5
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Levitsky Attack or Queen's Bishop Attack
2. Bg5
Bg5 is an immediate attack by white, in hopes of slowing black's development via pinning the pawn on e7. This position can be negated by black developing Nf6, or a pawn move f6. usually, the bishop cannot remain in its position for long, necessitating a loss of tempo.
Theory table
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1. d4 d5 2. Bg5
Black's main options are:
2
3
4
...Nf6
Nc3
= to 1...Nf6 2. Bg5 d5
Bg5h6
Bh4c6
e3Qb6
=
...f6
Bh4?Nh6!
e3?Nf5
-/+
...c5
dxc5f6
Bh4e5
+=
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