Steinitz Variation

Steinitz Variation

Steinitz Variation is the name given to several chess openings adopted or advocated by the Wilhelm Steinitz, the first officially recognized World Chess Champion.

Chess diagram small|=
tleft|
=
rd| |bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd|=
pd|pd| |nd|pd|pd|pd|pd|=
| |pd| | | | | |=
| | | | | | | |=
| | |pl|nl| | | |=
| | | | | | | |=
pl|pl|pl| | |pl|pl|pl|=
rl| |bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl|=

Steinitz V. in the Caro-Kann Defence
Chess diagram small|=
tleft|
=
rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd| |rd|=
pd|pd|pd| | |pd|pd|pd|=
| | | |pd|nd| | |=
| | |pd|pl| | | |=
| | |pl| | | | |=
| |nl| | | | | |=
pl|pl|pl| | |pl|pl|pl|=
rl| |bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl|=

Steinitz V. in the French Defence
Chess diagram small|=
tleft|
=
rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd| |rd|=
pd|pd|pd|pd| |pd|pd|pd|=
| | | | |nd| | |=
| | | |pd| | | |=
| | |pl|pl| | | |=
| | | | |nl| | |=
pl|pl|pl| | |pl|pl|pl|=
rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl| |rl|=

Steinitz V. in the Petrov Defense
Chess diagram small|=
tleft|
=
rd| |bd|qd|kd|bd| |rd|=
pd|pd|pd| | | |pd|pd|=
| |nd| | |pd| | |=
| | |pd|pd| | | |=
ql| | | |pl| | | |=
| |pl| | |nl| | |=
pl|pl| |pl| |pl|pl|pl|=
rl|nl|bl| |kl|bl| |rl|=

Steinitz V. in Ponziani Opening
Chess diagram small|=
tleft|
=
rd| |bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd|=
pd|pd|pd| | |pd|pd|pd|=
| |nd|pd| | | | |=
|bl| | |pd| | | |=
| | | |pl| | | |=
| | | | |nl| | |=
pl|pl|pl|pl| |pl|pl|pl|=
rl|nl|bl|ql|kl| | |rl|=

Steinitz Defense in the Ruy Lopez
Chess diagram small|=
tleft|
=
rd| |bd| |kd|bd|nd|rd|=
pd|pd|pd|pd| |pd|pd|pd|=
| |nd| | | | | |=
| | | | | | | |=
| | |nl|pl| | |qd|=
| | | | | | | |=
pl|pl|pl| | |pl|pl|pl|=
rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl| |rl|=

Steinitz V. in the Scotch Game
Chess diagram small|=
tleft|
=
rd| |bd|qd|kd|bd| |rd|=
pd| | | | |pd|pd| |=
| |pd| | |nd| |pd|=
nd| | | | | | | |=
bl| | | |pl| | | |=
| | | | | | |nl|=
pl|pl|pl| | |pl|pl|pl|=
rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl| |rl|=

Steinitz V. in the Two Knights Defense

*Steinitz Variation in the Caro-Kann Defence: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 (also called the Nimzowitsch Variation or the Smyslov Variation)
*Steinitz Variation in the French Defence: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5
*Steinitz Variation in the Petrov Defense: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4
*Steinitz Variation in the Ponziani Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 f6
*Steinitz Defense to the Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6
*Steinitz Variation of the Scotch Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4!?
*Steinitz Variation in the Two Knights Defense: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Ba4 h6 9.Nh3


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wilhelm Steinitz — Infobox chess player playername = Wilhelm Steinitz caption= birthname = Wilhelm Steinitz country = flag|Austrian Empire USA datebirth = birth date|1836|5|17 placebirth = Prague, Bohemia datedeath = death date and age|1900|8|12|1836|5|7 placedeath …   Wikipedia

  • Ruy Lopez — a b c d e f g …   Wikipedia

  • List of chess openings — This is a list of chess openings, organized by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) code. In 1966, Chess Informant categorized the chess openings into five broad areas ( A through E ), with each of those broken down into one hundred… …   Wikipedia

  • French Defence — White usually tries to exploit his extra space on the kingside where he can sometimes create a mating attack. White tries to do this in the Alekhine Chatard attack, for example. Another example is the following line of the Classical French: 1.e4… …   Wikipedia

  • Sicilian Defence — a b c d e f …   Wikipedia

  • Vienna Game — a b c d e f …   Wikipedia

  • Ponziani Opening — ] Today the opening bears the surname of Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani. Although Ponziani did analyze the opening in 1769, his principal contribution was the introduction of the countergambit 3...f5!? [Howard Staunton, The Chess Player s Handbook ,… …   Wikipedia

  • Two Knights Defense — ] The Two Knights has been adopted as Black by many aggressive players including Chigorin and Keres, and World Champions Tal and Boris Spassky.The theory of this opening has been explored extensively in correspondence chess by players such as… …   Wikipedia

  • Tarrasch Trap — refers to two different chess opening traps in the Ruy Lopez that are named for Siegbert Tarrasch.Unlike many variations that appear only in analysis, Tarrasch actually sprung his traps against masters in tournament games. Tarrasch Trap in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Scotch Game — a b c d e f …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”