Grünfeld DefenseD80
Gibbon Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. g4
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Both sides plans
White's plan
Occupy the center, develop quickly, castle, then pick a wing.
Black's plan
Contest the center before White occupies all of it.
The line, move by move
- 1. d4d4 occupies the center.
- ... Nf6Nf6 develops the knight and controls e4 and d5.
- 2. c4c4 controls d5.
- ... g6g6 repositions the pawn.
- 3. Nc3Nc3 develops the knight and controls e4 and d5.
- ... d5d5 strikes at the center.
- 4. g4g4 repositions the pawn.