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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...f6
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Queen's Pawn Opening 1. d4 f6 A40 Queen's Pawn Opening
Queen's Pawn Opening
1...f6?
A weak response to 1. d4. Playing in similar fashion to the Barnes Defence, Black weakens their king and the e8-h5 diagonal while blocking the kingside knight's most natural square but prepares e5 This is one of the worst responses to 1. d4, only beaten by 1. d4 g5?.
White can choose from a variety of responses, such as:
2. e4, taking the full center and poisoning 2...e5
2. Nf3, developing the kingside knight and controlling e5.
2. c4, playing in the fashion of Queen's Pawn openings.
2. Bf4, playing in the fashion of the London and controlling e5
2. Nc3, developing the queenside knight
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