Centre game - Kupreichik variation


1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Bc4 d6 9. Nh3

White advances the king's pawn to e4. Black advances the king's pawn to e5. White advances 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 jumps the knight to f6. White develops the knight to c3.

Black develops the dark-squared bishop to b4. White develops the dark-squared bishop to d2. Black castles kingside.

White castles queenside. Black deploys the rook to e8. White moves the light-squared bishop to c4.

Black moves the queen's pawn to d6. White moves the knight to h3.


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