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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. Nc3/2...Bf5

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Alburt Defense
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8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black kingd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black kinge7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black pawne5 black kingf5 black bishopg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Bf5

Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Alburt Defense

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The Alburt Defense is a rare line of the Queen's Pawn Game. This line has only appeared 32 times in 365chess.com's Master Database of over 500,000 games (as of September 13, 2020).

Theory table

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

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Bf5

3 4 5 6
Bf4
Nf6
e3
e6
Bd3
Bxd3
cxd4
Nc6
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Nf3
e6
Bf4
Nf6
e3
Bd6
Bxd6
Qxd6
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f3



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e4



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e3



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Bg5



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