It seems it doesn't have a name of its own.
Anyway, you are right in your analysis and in your chosen continuation. As an alternative, White can simply continue developing with 3.Nc3 or 3.Bc4 and he already has an edge.
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In my opinion 3.d4 is incorrect. Why give Bd6 more space to operate. White should play 3.Bc4 followed by Nc3 / d3 / Ng5 etc depending on black reply. White already has very clear advantage. 2....Bd6 is not any opening it is a mistake if not out right blunder.He is lost unless white makes a counter blunder.
arunchess wrote:
Why give Bd6 more space to operate...2....Bd6 is not any opening it is a mistake if not out right blunder.He is lost unless white makes a counter blunder.
That's quite a claim. But I see your point about the Bishop. 3. d4 opens up lines for it. I'll have to think about that next time I face it...
i don't think it is a blunder as said earlier, i think black can hold in some odd manner with Qe7... but it isn't the greatest opening, i don't think any good chess player ever bothered to look at this opening, but you can maybe try to check for 1.e4-e5 2.Bd3, even though this should be rare too...
I think i have found a strong continuation:
3...exd4 4. Qxd4 attacking the g7 pawn. 4...Nf6, 4...Qf6 or even just 4...f6, white has 5. e5.
When I see 2 ... Bd6 I know I'm playing a patzer. If it's not Michael Basman (or similar titled exponent of crazy openings) then relax, play properly and win.
It's classified under the Kings Knight Opening - white wins 77% of the time of what is in the explorer database...Here's a 12 move win. Most of the lines I looked at continued with 3. Bc4
arunchess wrote:
In my opinion 3.d4 is incorrect.
Make me laugh
3. d4 is correct cause you can win with it.
Ray_Brooks wrote:
When I see 2 ... Bd6 I know I'm playing a patzer. If it's not Michael Basman (or similar titled exponent of crazy openings) then relax, play properly and win.
Totally agreed.
What's this opening called?
I ask because it's an opening I've faced a few times online, with me as white. I've added my response (3. d4 to 2...Bd6), which is the most common response in almost all of the database games I have seen. That said, there are only a tiny number of games in the database using 2...Bd6 like this. I guess that although it protects the e-pawn, it blocks in the d-pawn which in turn blocks the Queen's Bishop. I guess white's plan should be attacking immediately in the centre to capitalise on the frozen d-pawn, but i'm really not sure. Does the opening have any credibility for black, and what is it called? Is 3.d4 the best way to go?