Answers.Body: <p>After 3. cxd5, any sensical black response is met with 4. dxc5. The time it takes for black to regain those pawns is lost on white's development, e.g. 4... e6 5. e4! exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 (or Bd7 7. Bxd7 Qxd7 8. Nd2) 7. Nc3. </p>
  
  <p>White's opened up the center - favorable because of black's daft, dithering development - and obtains a game with winning chances.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: It's hard to follow your analysis out to move 7 or 8 without knowing what Black played on move 3.
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Answers.Text: Again, "any sensical black response". @bof Please do not be lazy and read!
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Answers.Text: @JossieCalderon Please be aware that nobody but you knows what moves you mean when you write "any sensical black response".
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Answers.Text: The most "sensical" response is 3...Qxd5 or 3...Nf6 but your continuation doesn't make a whole lot of sense. 4...e6 does not seem very "sensical".
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Body: <p>So, I looked on the lichess analysis board and played around with it for a while, and I couldn't find any reason why 2...c5 isn't considered an accurate response to 1 d4 d5 2 c4.  Does anyone know why this is?</p>
  
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Tags: <opening><1.d4>
Title: What's the problem with the Austrian Defense?
ThreadText: # What's the problem with the Austrian Defense?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-02)
  
  So, I looked on the lichess analysis board and played around with it for a while, and I couldn't find any reason why 2...c5 isn't considered an accurate response to 1 d4 d5 2 c4. Does anyone know why this is?
  
  **Tags:** opening, 1.d4
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: How did you "play around" with it? Be specific.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-06-02. Score: -1
  
  After 3. cxd5, any sensical black response is met with 4. dxc5. The time it takes for black to regain those pawns is lost on white's development, e.g. 4... e6 5. e4! exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 (or Bd7 7. Bxd7 Qxd7 8. Nd2) 7. Nc3.
  
  White's opened up the center - favorable because of black's daft, dithering development - and obtains a game with winning chances.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: It's hard to follow your analysis out to move 7 or 8 without knowing what Black played on move 3.  
  > **username_1**: Again, "any sensical black response". @username_2 Please do not be lazy and read!  
  > **username_3**: @JossieCalderon Please be aware that nobody but you knows what moves you mean when you write "any sensical black response".  
  > **username_2**: The most "sensical" response is 3...Qxd5 or 3...Nf6 but your continuation doesn't make a whole lot of sense. 4...e6 does not seem very "sensical".  
  
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