- Igor Zaitsev
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Flohr-Zaitsev Variation inRuy Lopez Igor Arkadyevich Zaitsev (born
May 27 ,1938 ) is a Russian grandmaster ofchess . He was born inRamenskoe , a town outside ofMoscow . In 1969, Zaitsev attained the title of Moscow Champion by defeatingYakov Estrin using theGiuoco Piano opening. The next year, Zaitsev was given the title ofInternational Master and in 1976 he became a Grandmaster.Zaitsev is best known for his contribution to opening theory. His variation of the
Ruy Lopez opening (known as the Flohr–Zaitsev Variation, being jointly named for GrandmasterSalo Flohr ) follows one of the main lines of the Ruy Lopez and remains in wide use today. In the Flohr-Zaitsev Variation, Black plays 9... Bb7 after the following moves have been played: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3. [citation
last1=Hooper | first1=David | author1-link=David Vincent Hooper
last2=Whyld | first2=Kenneth | author2-link=Kenneth Whyld
year=1992 | title=The Oxford Companion to Chess | edition=2
publisher=Oxford University Press
isbn=0-19-280049-3
contribution=Zaitsev Variation
page=456] The move is popular because it fianchettoes the light-squared bishop, putting pressure on White's pawn on e4.Zaitsev became one of the trainers of World Champion
Anatoly Karpov in the late 1970s, following the death of Karpov's coachSemyon Furman in March, 1978. Karpov popularized the line at the top level, playing it with success for many years.Fact|date=July 2007References
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