[Event "uladkaminski: The King’s Pawn Opening"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/dEfGkHJl/lz4t05rl"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/uladkaminski"] [StudyName "uladkaminski"] [ChapterName "The King’s Pawn Opening"] [UTCDate "2021.10.11"] [UTCTime "09:02:10"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/dEfGkHJl/lz4t05rl"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { Immediately White takes the center of the board, opening up lines for other pieces. } 1... e5 { Meets in the center and opens up pieces. } (1... d5 { Threatens the white pawn. }) 2. Nf3 { Puts a Knight in a good position, opens up room for king-side castling, and threatens an e5 pawn. } 2... Nc6 { Protects his piece and opens up some of his own. } *