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Hello and welcome to the page that details the riot position on a chessboard.
This position is fairly uncommon and difficult to achieve, but may offer substantial
rewards if it is achieved. Do not go out of your way to achieve this position. However,
sometimes the opportunity presents itself, and then you could possibly attain a similar
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Advantages
- Twinned Bishops will be eventually revealed against Black's Kingside. The difficulty
here is in keeping those Bishops healthy until the Kingside assault.
- The interlocked Knights are very stable, and able to shift about to defend the pawn
chain reasonably well.
- The "Riot" is so named because of the potential explosiveness of the combined minor
pieces of White. The Bishop and Knight Pairs will be able to maneuver about the center
efficiently when the center pawns are exchanged off.
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Disadvantages
- b4 is weak. A concerted effort would take it out, and the time needed to build this
position is not always allowed by an adept opponent.
- The extra pawn moves would delay your devlopment. Black can take advantage, and start
to attack down the Queenside before you have finished development.
- Black can lock up the Queenside with c6 and a6, and then operate on the Kingside, which
is difficult to defend, and has the King contained within its
borders.
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Move Sequence
- d4. The standard Queen's Opening.
- c4. The Queen's Gambit. If declined, then...
- c5. Restricting the Black Bishop for a while.
- b4. Supporting c5.
- Nf3. Defending against e5.
- e3. Backing up d4 further.
- Bd3. Influencing the b1-h7 diagonal immediately.
- Bc2. Protecting Ra1 in case of ... a5.
- Nd2. Interlocking both Knights for stability.
- h3. To prevent Bg4.
- 0-0. Castling to safety.
- Bc2. Before a future ... e4.
- As long as the pawn chain remains together, White has effectively tied up the center,
and Black's usual decline move, 2... e6, prevents his Bishop from going to the King side.
Nf3 prevents the Queen from going to the Kingside quickly too.
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Pitfalls
Throughout the entire opening sequence, black can give white trouble with these moves:
- a5 early in the game is troublesome, as Ra1 is undefended, and bxa5 is not such a good
idea because it weakens c5
- f5 is also disturbing, since you cannot disable this pawn without compromising your
Kingside, and you obviously need to castle on the Kingside
- Ne4 is another pain, especially if the other Knight is maneuvered to interlock with it,
and possibly take its place
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Similar Openings
1. d4 d5 2. c4 is the Queen's Gambit.
If 2... dxc4 does not occur, then the opening is termed the Queen's Gambit Declined.
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Multiriots