Timeline for Why isn't 3.e4 more popular in the QGA?
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| Dec 30, 2019 at 23:08 | comment | added | M.M | The 3. e4 e5 variation you mention leads to near equality if Black is prepared for it, whereas with 3.e3 the game can still develop in many ways | |
| Oct 21, 2018 at 11:54 | vote | accept | Derek Allums | ||
| Oct 14, 2018 at 13:00 | comment | added | itub | You are right; the book I quoted also covers that one, as well as 3...Nc6. Frequency in the chess.com db goes e5 > Nf6 > Nc6 > c5. | |
| Oct 14, 2018 at 6:56 | comment | added | Evargalo | Beside 3...e5 and 3...c5, 3...Nf6 is also a common counterattacking move to prevent White from keeping a 'perfect' e4-d4 center. | |
| Oct 13, 2018 at 15:35 | history | answered | itub | CC BY-SA 4.0 |