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Chess Opening Theory/1. Nf3/1...c5/2. g3/2...Nc6

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Sicilian Invitation
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8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black pawnd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 white pawnh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 black kingh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6

2...Nc6

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White will most likely play 3. Bg2 to justify the g3 push. Transpositions with 3. c4 and 3. e4 are possible.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6

3 4
Bg2
g6		 O-O
Bg7		 =
c4
g6		 Bg2
Bg7		 =
e4
g6		 Bg2
Bg7		 =

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