Chessmate

Owen's Defense · White

Closed Center with `e5` (B00)

Take central space and leave the d-pawn ready to build a broad center.

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Black repertoire · ECO B00

Sample line with full explanations: Challenge the Center with `...d5`.

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ECO B00

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  1. Closed Center with `e5`Sample

    1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qe2 d5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. c3 c5 8. h4 Qc8 9. h5 h6 10. Be3 Ba6 11. Nbd2 Bxd3 12. Qxd3

  2. Meet `...c5` with Queenside Space

    1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. a3 Nf6 7. O-O d5 8. e5 Nd7 9. b4 Qc7 10. Re1 a5 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. a4

  3. Resolve the `...e5` Center

    1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 d6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. O-O e5 6. c3 Ngf6 7. Re1 g6 8. Nbd2 Bg7 9. Nf1 O-O 10. Ng3 Re8 11. h3 a6 12. dxe5

  4. `Nc3` and the Advanced `e5` Pawn

    1. e4 b6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e5 Bb4 5. Qg4 g6 6. Nf3 h5 7. Qf4 Bf8 8. Ng5 Qe7 9. Be3 Nh6 10. O-O-O Nf5 11. h4 Bh6 12. Kb1

  5. Flexible `Nf3` Setup

    1. e4 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Nd7 5. a4 a6 6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O g6 8. Re1 Bg7 9. Bg5 Ne7 10. Qd2 h6 11. Be3 g5 12. h3