Barnes Opening: Walkerling
ECO C20 ยท Barnes Opening
The Barnes Opening: Walkerling (C20) is a chess opening in the Barnes Opening family, played by White. It arises after the moves 1. f3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bc4.
Moves: 1. f3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bc4
About this opening
The Walkerling variation steers Barnes's Opening (1.f3) toward more familiar waters: after 1...e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.Bc4, the game transposes into a structure close to the Bishop's Opening, though the f3 move remains passive and not very useful. Black equalizes without difficulty through natural development. It is essentially an attempt to make an otherwise poor first move playable.