Steinitz Variation
{{Short description|Chess openings}}
A Steinitz Variation is any of several chess openings introduced and practiced, or adopted and advocated by Wilhelm Steinitz, the first officially recognized World Chess Champion.
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Openings
- Steinitz Variation in the Caro-Kann Defence: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7Also called the Nimzowitsch Variation or the Smyslov Variation.
- Steinitz Variation in the Evans Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 d6 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 Na5 10.Bg5 f6 11.Be3
- Steinitz Variation in the Evans Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.0-0 Qf6
- Steinitz Variation in the French Defence: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4
- Steinitz Variation in the French Defence: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5
- Steinitz Variation in the French Defence: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5
- Steinitz Attack in the French Defence: 1.e4 e6 2.e5
- Steinitz Defence to the Giuoco Piano: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5
- Steinitz Variation in the Giuoco Piano: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.0-0 Bxc3 9.bxc3 d5 10.Ba3
- Steinitz Variation in the King's Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Ne7
- Steinitz Attack in the Petrov's Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4
- Steinitz Variation in the Petrov's Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qe2
- Steinitz Variation in the Philidor Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.c3
- Steinitz Variation in the Ponziani Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 f6
- Steinitz Variation in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 cxd4
- Steinitz Countergambit in the Queen's Pawn Game: 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5
- Steinitz Defence to the Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6
- Steinitz Defence Deferred to the Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6
- Steinitz Defence Doubly Deferred to the Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 d6Also called the Russian Defence.
- Steinitz Variation in the Scotch Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4Steinitz favored this move and it is commonly identified as a Steinitz Variation in books; however, it originated with English player Wellington Pulling in the 1830s and is named the Pulling Counterattack. 5.Nc3
- Steinitz Variation in the Sicilian Defence: 1.e4 c5 2.g3
- Steinitz Variation in the Three Knights Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6
- 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.Be2 h6 9.Nh3
- Steinitz Variation in the Vienna Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.d3
- Steinitz Gambit in the Vienna Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4
Illustrations
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Caro-Kann Defence
|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
|1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 (also called the Nimzowitsch Variation or the Smyslov Variation)
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Evans Gambit
|rd| |bd|qd|kd| |nd|rd
|pd|pd|pd| | | |pd|pd
| |bd| |pd| |pd| |
|nd| | | | | | |
| | |bl|pl|pl| | |
| | |nl| |bl|nl| |
|pl| | | | |pl|pl|pl
|rl| | |ql| |rl|kl|
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 d6 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 Na5 10.Bg5 f6 11.Be3
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Evans Gambit
|rd| |bd| |kd| |nd|rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd| |pd|pd|pd
| | |nd| | |qd| |
|bd| | | |pd| | |
| | |bl| |pl| | |
| | |pl| | |nl| |
|pl| | |pl| |pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql| |rl|kl|
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.0-0 Qf6
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|Steinitz Variation
in the French Defence
|rd|nd|bd| |kd| | |rd
|pd|pd|pd|nd|qd|pd|pd|pd
| | | | |pd| | |
| | | |pd|pl| | |
| | | |pl| |pl| |
| | |nl| | | | |
|pl|pl|pl| | | |pl|pl
|rl| | |ql|kl|bl|nl|rl
|1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4
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|Steinitz Variation
in the French Defence
|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
|1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5
}}
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|Steinitz Variation
in the French Defence
|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd
|pd|pd| | | |pd|pd|pd
| | | | |pd| | |
| | |pl|pd|pl| | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
|pl|pl|pl| | |pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl
|1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5
}}
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|Steinitz Attack
in the French Defence
|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd| |pd|pd|pd
| | | | |pd| | |
| | | | |pl| | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
|pl|pl|pl|pl| |pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl
|1.e4 e6 2.e5
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|Steinitz Defence
to the Giuoco Piano
|rd| |bd|qd|kd| | |rd
|pd|pd|pd| | |pd| |
| | |nd|pd| |nd| |pd
| | |bd| |pd| |pd|
| | |bl| |pl| | |bl
| | | |pl| |nl| |
|pl|pl|pl| | |pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl| |ql| |rl|kl|
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5
}}
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Giuoco Piano
|rd| |bd|qd|kd| | |rd
|pd|pd|pd| | |pd|pd|pd
| | |nd| | | | |
| | | |pd| | | |
| | |bl|pl|nd| | |
|bl| |pl| | |nl| |
|pl| | | | |pl|pl|pl
|rl| | |ql| |rl|kl|
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.0-0 Bxc3 9.bxc3 d5 10.Ba3
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|Steinitz Variation
in the King's Gambit
|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd| |rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd|nd|pd|pd|pd
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | |bl| |pl|pd| |
| | | | | | | |
|pl|pl|pl|pl| | |pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl| |nl|rl
|1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Ne7
}}
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|Steinitz Attack
in the Petrov's Defence
|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
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4
}}
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Petrov's Defence
|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd| |rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd| |pd|pd|pd
| | | | | | | |
| | | | |pl| | |
| | | |pd|nd| | |
| | | | | |nl| |
|pl|pl|pl| |ql|pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl| |kl|bl| |rl
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qe2
}}
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Philidor Defence
|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd| |nd|rd
|pd|pd|pd| |bd|pd|pd|pd
| | | |pd| | | |
| | | | |pd| | |
| | |bl| |pl| | |
| | |pl| | |nl| |
|pl|pl| |pl| |pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl| | |rl
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.c3
}}
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Ponziani Opening
|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
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 f6
}}
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Queen's Gambit Accepted
|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd| |rd
|pd|pd| | | |pd|pd|pd
| | | | |pd|nd| |
| | | | | | | |
| | |bl|pd| | | |
| | | | |pl|nl| |
|pl|pl| | | |pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql| |rl|kl|
|1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 cxd4
}}
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|Steinitz Countergambit
in the Queen's Pawn Game
|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd
|pd|pd| | |pd|pd|pd|pd
| | | | | | | |
| | |pd|pd| | | |
| | | |pl| |bl| |
| | | | | | | |
|pl|pl|pl| |pl|pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl| |ql|kl|bl|nl|rl
|1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5
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|Steinitz Defence
to the Ruy Lopez
|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
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6
}}
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|Steinitz Defence Deferred
to the Ruy Lopez
|rd| |bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd
| |pd|pd| | |pd|pd|pd
|pd| |nd|pd| | | |
| | | | |pd| | |
|bl| | | |pl| | |
| | | | | |nl| |
|pl|pl|pl|pl| |pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl| | |rl
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6
}}
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|Steinitz Defence Doubly Deferred
to the Ruy Lopez
|rd| |bd|qd|kd|bd| |rd
| |pd|pd| | |pd|pd|pd
|pd| |nd|pd| |nd| |
| | | | |pd| | |
|bl| | | |pl| | |
| | | | | |nl| |
|pl|pl|pl|pl| |pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql| |rl|kl|
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 d6
}}
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Scotch Game
|rd| |bd| |kd|bd|nd|rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd| |pd|pd|pd
| | |nd| | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | |nl|pl| | |qd
| | |nl| | | | |
|pl|pl|pl| | |pl|pl|pl
|rl| |bl|ql|kl|bl| |rl
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nc3
}}
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Sicilian Defence
|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd
|pd|pd| |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd
| | | | | | | |
| | |pd| | | | |
| | | | |pl| | |
| | | | | | |pl|
|pl|pl|pl|pl| |pl| |pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl
|1.e4 c5 2.g3
}}
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Three Knights Opening
|rd| |bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd| |pd| |pd
| | |nd| | | |pd|
| | | | |pd| | |
| | | | |pl| | |
| | |nl| | |nl| |
|pl|pl|pl|pl| |pl|pl|pl
|rl| |bl|ql|kl|bl| |rl
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Two Knights Defense
|rd| |bd|qd|kd|bd| |rd
|pd| | | | |pd|pd|
| | |pd| | |nd| |pd
|nd| | | |pd| | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |nl
|pl|pl|pl|pl|bl|pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl| | |rl
|1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 h6 9.Nh3
}}
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|Steinitz Variation
in the Vienna Game
|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd| |rd
|pd|pd|pd| | |pd|pd|pd
| | | | | |nd| |
| | | |pd|pd| | |
| | | | |pl|pl| |
| | |nl|pl| | | |
|pl|pl|pl| | | |pl|pl
|rl| |bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl
|1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.d3
}}
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|Steinitz Gambit
in the Vienna Game
|rd| |bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd| |pd|pd|pd
| | |nd| | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | |pl|pl|pd| |
| | |nl| | | | |
|pl|pl|pl| | | |pl|pl
|rl| |bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl
|1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4
}}
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Notes
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References
- {{cite book
|last=Barden
|first=Leonard
|author-link=Leonard Barden
|title=The Ruy Lopez • Winning Chess with 1 P-K4
|publisher=Pergamon Press
|year=1963
|isbn=0-08-009997-1}}
- {{cite book
|last1=Botterill
|first1=G. S.
|last2=Harding
|first2=Tim
|author-link2=Tim Harding (chess player)
|title=The Scotch
|publisher=B.T. Batsford Ltd
|year=1977
}}
- {{cite book
|last1=Harding
|first1=Tim
|author-link1=Tim Harding (chess player)
|last2=Botterill
|first2=G. S.
|title=The Italian Game
|publisher=B.T. Batsford Ltd
|year=1977
|isbn=0-7134-3261-6}}
- {{cite book
|last1=Hooper
|first1=David
|author-link1=David Vincent Hooper
|last2=Whyld
|first2=Kenneth
|author-link2=Kenneth Whyld
|title=The Oxford Companion to Chess
|publisher=Oxford University Press
|edition=2nd
|year=1996
|orig-year=First pub. 1992
|isbn=0-19-280049-3}}
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