Centre game - Charousek variation


1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7

White moves the king's pawn to e4. Black plays the king's pawn to e5. White pushes the queen's pawn to d4.

Black captures on d4 with the king's pawn. White captures with the queen on d4. Black develops the knight to c6.

White deploys the queen to e3. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to b4, giving check. White advances the c-pawn to c3.

Black places the dark-squared bishop to e7.


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