Answers.Body: <blockquote>
    <p>Queen's Gambit Accepted : how should White continue after 3.e3 Be6?</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  
  1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3.e3 Be6 4. Na3!?
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>seems good to me-Black would not be able to hold the <code>c4</code> pawn. I would take <code>c4</code> pawn with the knight and head for <code>e5</code>. The other knight can bolster him from <code>f3</code> and there will always be threats to <code>f7</code> or to Blacks light squared bishop with <code>Ng5</code>.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The Wikipedia article on Queen's Gambit Accepted simply notes that "... White has good compensation after 4.Ne2".</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  
  1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3.e3 Be6 4. Ne2 b5? 5.a4! c6 ( 5...a6 6.axb5 ) ( 5...bxa4 6.Nf4 Bd5 7.Nc3 c6 8.e4! ) 6.axb5! cxb5 7.Nec3!! Bd7 ( 7...Qd7 8.Qf3 Nc6! 9.Nxb5! ( 9.d5?-+ Nb4 10.dxe6 Nc2+ 11.Ke2 Qd3#) Bf5 10.Nd2 Bd3 11.Nxc4+- ) 8.Qf3 Bc6 9.d5 Bd7 10.b3! Qc8 ( 10...b4 11.Bxc4!! bxc3? 12.d6!+- Bc6 13.Qxf7+ Kd7 14.Qe6+! Ke8 15. d7+! Qxd7 16.Qf7+ Kd8 17.Qxf8++-) 11.bxc4 b4 ( 11...bxc4 12.Na3 ) 12.Na4 Bxa4 13.Rxa4 a5
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  <p>I bet that strong engine can find even better compensation for White than one I provided above, but I also think that my lines are sufficient as well.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>What about Qc2 to add further pressure to the c4 black pawn?</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>It should work, but you will <strong>needlessly</strong> complicate matters too much.</p>
  
  <p>Hopefully this answer is what you were looking for.</p>
  
  <p>If you have further questions leave a comment.</p>
  
  <p>Best regards.</p>
  
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Body: <p>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Gambit_Accepted#3.e3">Wikipedia article on Queen's Gambit Accepted</a> simply notes that "... White has good compensation after 4.Ne2".</p>
  
  <pre>
  <code>
    [FEN ""]
  
  1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3.e3 Be6 4. Ne2 (4.Qc2)
  
  </code>
  </pre>
  
  <p>What about Qc2 to add further pressure to the c4 black pawn?</p>
  
Tags: <opening><queens-gambit-accepted>
Title: Queen's Gambit Accepted : how should White continue after 3.e3 Be6?
ThreadText: # Queen's Gambit Accepted : how should White continue after 3.e3 Be6?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-24)
  
  The [Wikipedia article on Queen's Gambit Accepted](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Gambit_Accepted#3.e3) simply notes that "... White has good compensation after 4.Ne2".
  
  ```
  
    [FEN ""]
  
  1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3.e3 Be6 4. Ne2 (4.Qc2)
  
  ```
  
  What about Qc2 to add further pressure to the c4 black pawn?
  
  **Tags:** opening, queens-gambit-accepted
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-01-24. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
  
  > Queen's Gambit Accepted : how should White continue after 3.e3 Be6?
  
  ```
  [FEN ""]
  
  1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3.e3 Be6 4. Na3!?
  
  ```
  
  seems good to me-Black would not be able to hold the `c4` pawn. I would take `c4` pawn with the knight and head for `e5`. The other knight can bolster him from `f3` and there will always be threats to `f7` or to Blacks light squared bishop with `Ng5`.
  
  > The Wikipedia article on Queen's Gambit Accepted simply notes that "... White has good compensation after 4.Ne2".
  
  ```
  [FEN ""]
  
  1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3.e3 Be6 4. Ne2 b5? 5.a4! c6 ( 5...a6 6.axb5 ) ( 5...bxa4 6.Nf4 Bd5 7.Nc3 c6 8.e4! ) 6.axb5! cxb5 7.Nec3!! Bd7 ( 7...Qd7 8.Qf3 Nc6! 9.Nxb5! ( 9.d5?-+ Nb4 10.dxe6 Nc2+ 11.Ke2 Qd3#) Bf5 10.Nd2 Bd3 11.Nxc4+- ) 8.Qf3 Bc6 9.d5 Bd7 10.b3! Qc8 ( 10...b4 11.Bxc4!! bxc3? 12.d6!+- Bc6 13.Qxf7+ Kd7 14.Qe6+! Ke8 15. d7+! Qxd7 16.Qf7+ Kd8 17.Qxf8++-) 11.bxc4 b4 ( 11...bxc4 12.Na3 ) 12.Na4 Bxa4 13.Rxa4 a5
  
  ```
  
  I bet that strong engine can find even better compensation for White than one I provided above, but I also think that my lines are sufficient as well.
  
  > What about Qc2 to add further pressure to the c4 black pawn?
  
  It should work, but you will **needlessly** complicate matters too much.
  
  Hopefully this answer is what you were looking for.
  
  If you have further questions leave a comment.
  
  Best regards.
  
  
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