English - closed - Hort variation


1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6

White pushes the c-pawn to c4. Black pushes the king's pawn to e5. White develops the knight to c3.

Black develops the knight to c6. White pushes the g-pawn to g3. Black plays the g-pawn to g6.

White develops the light-squared bishop to g2. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to g7. White moves the king's pawn to e3.

Black advances the queen's pawn to d6. White moves the knight to e2. Black places the light-squared bishop to e6.


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