Czech Defense

Czech Defense is a chess opening with the ECO code B07. It goes 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6. White opens with 1. e4 (the king's pawn) and Black answers 1... d6. After 6 moves it is White to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. e4 – White plays the pawn to e4
• 1... d6 – Black plays the pawn to d6
• 2. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
• 2... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
• 3. Nc3 – White plays the knight to c3
• 3... c6 – Black plays the pawn to c6

Related openings

• It extends: Pirc Defense (1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6)

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