Begins with 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5. Extremely solid and classical; Black challenges the center while enabling the light-squared bishop to develop outside the pawn chain.
Includes Classical (Capablanca), Advance (Short/Tal/Botvinnik), Exchange, Panov, Two Knights, Fantasy, Bronstein–Larsen, Gurgenidze, and Hillbilly.