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Ware Defense

Snagglepuss Defense

B00offbeat

  1. 1.e4a5
  2. 2.d4Nc6
396 games64%33%

Offbeat line of the Ware Defense in which Black answers 2. d4 with 2...Nc6, hitting the center with a knight at once; White is clearly better.

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About the Snagglepuss Defense

The Snagglepuss Defense follows 1...a5 with 2...Nc6, which attacks the d4-pawn at once rather than preparing ...b6 and ...Bb7. The knight blocks the c-pawn and rules out an early ...c5. The most common reply, 3. d5, gains space by driving the knight away with tempo. 3. Nf3 simply defends d4, and 3. Nc3 is also played. The engine rates White as clearly better, and White scores heavily in the online games that reach this position.

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