Chess Board
[ECO code B00]
TRANSPOSITION
Queen's Fianchetto (Owen) Def. to ENGLISH DEF.
Black set a rare king's pawn on K3(e6) to counter any 3.P-Q5 threat, free his KB+Q and support ..P-Q4.
White's Pawn to QB4(c4) reserves QKt-B3 and resumes Q5(d5) control, transposing into the slightly less irregular English Defence. W-Alt.
    White  Black    Transp.White Black
 1. P-K4   P-QKt3   (1.	P-Q4   P-K3  )
 2. P-Q4   P-K3     (2.	P-QB4  P-QKt3)
 3. Kt-QB3	    (3.	P-K4	     )
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