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Black Knights Tango
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3

Black Knights Tango

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3. Nf3

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With this common reply to the Tango White prevents Black from the central break e5. Black now has a choice of supporting a d5 or a e5 advance.

Theory table

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

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3

3 4 5 6
Nf3
e6		 a3
d6		 Nc3
g6		 e4
Bg7		 +=
...
e5		 d5
e4		 dxc6
exf3		 cxb7
Bxb7		 +=
...
d6		 Nc3
e5		 d5
Ne7		 e4
Ng6		 +=
...
d5		 cxd5
Qxd5		 Nc3
Qa5		 Bd2
Qh5g6		 +=
...
g6		 d5
Nb8		 b3
Bg7		 Bb2
d6		 +=

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Wikipedia has related information at Black Knights' Tango

References

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  • Georgi Orlov (1992), Black Knights' Tango, Batsford, ISBN 1879479036
  • Georgi Orlov (1998),The Black Knights' Tango: Outwit Your Opponents from Move 2!, Batsford, ISBN 0713483490
  • Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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