What do you usually do in positions like this?
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Not exactly in the same position, opening, and sequence of moves of course. But when the other player pushes his pawn up to form a kind of a "pawn square" what should you do? Take with the left pawn, right pawn, or ignore it?
Mar 7, 2014
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#3
I continue the line the normal way and open up the bishop. Not sure if that is correct but I do it. If he takes the pawn infront of my queen I take with my queen, and if pushes the Queen side knight to push my queen I just take his pawn and force a trade of queens.
Mar 7, 2014
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#4
General advice is take towards the center, as center pawns are generally better than pawns away from the center (cxd5 in this example). For specific positions I'd consult one of the opening databases out there and see what the various lines look like. Not just win %, but what kind of a structure do they create and is it one you are confortable playing.
Mar 7, 2014
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#5
Nf3 or cxd5 or Nc3 are normal moves, and there are much transpositions possible in this position: Queen´s Gambit Accepted (1. d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 e6), the Tarrasch Defense (1. d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6) or the Austrian Defense with cxd5 (1. d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.cxd5 Nf6!)
if 3...Qxd5? 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nc3 Qa5 6.Nxd4 or 5...Qd8 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 is better for white.
