Lopez Opening
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Not to be confused with Ruy Lopez.
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This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. |
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| Moves | 1.e4 e5 2.c3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | C20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Open Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonym(s) | MacLeod Attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Lopez Opening or MacLeod Attack is a chess opening characterized by the moves
White's second move prepares to push a pawn to d4, establishing a strong center. Play can potentially transpose to other openings, most likely the Ponziani Opening or the Göring Gambit in the Scotch Game. However, in Unorthodox Chess Openings, Eric Schiller states that the opening is too slow, and that Black can respond vigorously with 2...d5! to eliminate transpositional possibilities and solve all of his opening problems, as after 1.e4 e5 2.c3 d5! 3.exd5 Qxd5 there is no 4.Nc3 to chase the queen away and gain a tempo.
[edit] See also
- Ruy Lopez - a very popular opening with a similar name
[edit] References
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The Wikibook Chess Opening Theory has a page on the topic of |
Schiller, Eric (2003). Unorthodox Chess Openings. Cardoza. ISBN 1-58042-072-9.
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