Wade Defense

Wade Defense is a chess opening with the ECO code A41. It goes 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... d6. After 4 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. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
• 1... d6 – Black plays the pawn to d6
• 2. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
• 2... Bg4 – Black plays the bishop to g4

Related openings

• It extends: Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d6)
• Continues with: Zukertort Opening: Wade Defense, Chigorin Plan – adds 3. c4 Nd7 4. Qb3 Rb8

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