Index Antoshin, Vladimir (chess player), 316 • Symbols and Numerics • Apicella, Manuel (chess player), 145, 157 !! (double exclamation point), 15 Arteaga, Eldis Cobo (chess player), 147 ++ (double plus sign), 15 asymmetrical game, 31, 114, 276 ?? (double question mark), 14 Austrian Attack (opening), 172–176 ! (exclamation point), 15 !? (exclamation point/question mark), 14 1–0 (one/dash/zero), 15 • B • ½–½ (one-half/dash/one-half), 15 bad bishop + (plus sign), 15 Advance Variation, 137–141 # (pound sign), 15 King’s Indian Attack, 322 ? (question mark), 14 Tarrasch Variation, 152 ?! (question mark/exclamation point), 14 balanced position, 71 x, 15 Barczay, Laszlo (chess player), 182 0–1 (zero/dash/one), 15 Bauer, Christian (chess player), 157 0–0 (zero/dash/zero), 15 Bauer, Johann (chess player), 314 0–0–0 (zero/dash/zero/dash/zero), 15 Benoni Defense (opening), 272–276 Bhend, Edwin (chess player), 277 Bird, Henry (chess player), 313 • A • Bird’s Opening, 313–318 Accelerated Dragon/Fianchetto (opening), Bisguier, Arthur (chess player), 77 119–123 bishop accepting the gambit Accelerated Dragon/Fianchetto, 122 Evans Gambit, 67 Advance Variation, 137, 138, 167–169 Göring Gambit, 104 Austrian Attack, 173, 175 King’s Gambit, 38–45 Benoni Defense, 274, 275 Adams, Michael (chess player), 68, 84 Bird’s Opening, 315, 318 Advance Variation (opening) Bishop’s Opening, 57–61 French Defense, 136–141 Botvinnik Variation, 226, 227 illustrated, 28 Caro-Kann Defense, 156 pawn structure, 24COPYRIGHTEDClassical MATERIAL Variation of Caro-Kann Defense, aggressive play, 12 157–160 Alekhine, Alexander (chess player), 185, Classical Variation of French Defense, 142 213, 234 Classical Variation of Nimzo-Indian, 234, Alekhine’s Defense (opening), 30–31, 235, 236 185–189 Closed Variation, 85–88 Altunian, Karine (chess player), 107 Colle System, 267, 268, 269 Anand, Viswanathan (chess player), 124, Danish Gambit, 48–52 125, 222 Dragon Variation, 114, 116 Andersen, Erik (chess player), 108 Dutch Defense, 277 Anderssen, Adolf (chess player), 42 Evans Gambit, 66–70 annotation, 13–15, 340–341 Exchange Variation, 94–96, 210, 259 fi ght for space, 19–20 335_603642-bindex.indd5_603642-bindex.indd 349349 66/24/10/24/10 66:39:39 PMPM 350 Chess Openings For Dummies bishop (continued) Queen’s Gambit, 198, 200 Four Knights Opening, 72, 132 Reversed Sicilian, 288 Four Knights Variation, 296, 299 Bogoljubov, Efi m (chess player), 139 Four Pawns Attack, 253 Bologan, Viktor (chess player), 181 Giuoco Piano, 61–66 books, chess, 343 Göring Gambit, 104 Botvinnik, Mikhail (chess player) King’s Gambit, 40, 43, 46 Botvinnik Variation, 226 King’s Indian Attack, 318–322 Classical Variation of Nimzo-Indian, 236 King’s Indian Opening, 301, 303, 304 Exchange Variation, 210 Latvian Gambit, 53, 54, 55 Stonewall Dutch, 281 London System, 269, 271 Botvinnik Variation (opening), 223–227 Marshall Attack, 93 Bowdler, Thomas (chess player), 58 material losses, 21–22 Bruzon, Lazaro (chess player), 86 Meran Variation, 220, 222 Budnikov, Alexander (chess player), 321 Modern Defense, 182 Najdorf Variation, 126 Nimzo-Indian, 230 • C • notation system, 14 Capablanca, José Raúl (chess player), 91, Open Variation, 81, 83 168 Orthodox Variation, 202–205 Carlsen, Magnus (chess player), 224 Petroff’s Defense, 107 Caro, Horatio (chess player), 155 Pirc Classical, 177, 178, 179 Caro-Kann Defense (opening) popular moves, 57 Advance Variation, 166–170 Queen’s Gambit, 201 Classical Variation, 156–161 Réti, 307, 308, 311 described, 30, 155–156 Rubinstein Variation, 238, 239, 240 Smyslov Variation, 161–166 Russian System, 262 Carrera, Pietro (priest), 113 Sämisch Variation, 230, 231, 233, 247 castling Scandinavian Defense, 191, 193, 194 Advance Variation, 169 Scheveningen Variation, 129, 130 Alekhine’s Defense, 187 Sicilian Defense reversed, 287, 288, 289 Benoni Defense, 274 Slav Defense, 213, 215–217 Bird’s Opening, 315 Smyslov Variation, 164, 165 Botvinnik Variation, 227 Sokolsky, 325 Classical Variation, 142–143, 160, 234–236 Stonewall Dutch, 280, 282 Colle System, 266 Symmetrical Variation, 292, 293, 294 Dragon Variation, 115 Tarrasch Variation, 150–153 Giuoco Piano, 63 Tartakower Variation, 206, 208 King’s Gambit, 39, 40 Two Knights Defense, 76, 77 King’s Indian Attack, 318 value of, 21 Meran Variation, 222, 223 Winawer Variation, 145–148 Najdorf Variation, 124 Bishop’s Opening, 11, 57–61 Open Variation, 81 Blankenau, Mike (chess player), 300 Orthodox Variation, 202 Blatny, Pavel (chess player), 269 Pirc Defense, 172 blitz chess, 342 Réti, 306 blockade Scotch Opening, 101 defi ned, 23 security of king, 25 Giuoco Piano, 64, 65 Smyslov Variation, 162, 163 335_603642-bindex.indd5_603642-bindex.indd 350350 66/24/10/24/10 66:39:39 PMPM Index 351 Sokolsky, 326 Tartakower Variation, 207, 208 Tarrasch Variation, 153, 154 Winawer Variation, 145, 149 Winawer Variation, 147 Center Counter. See Scandinavian Defense center Center Game (opening), 331 Accelerated Dragon/Fianchetto, 120, 122 centralization, 19, 222 Advance Variation, 136–140, 166, 167 check Alekhine’s Defense, 186, 187 Classical Variation, 237 Austrian Attack, 172, 173, 175 common mistakes, 330 Bishop’s Opening, 57–58, 60 Dutch Defense, 279 Botvinnik Variation, 223 Giuoco Piano, 64 Classical Variation, 141–143, 234, 242–243 King’s Gambit, 43, 44, 45 Closed Variation, 85, 88 Réti, 312 Colle System, 267, 268 checkmate Dutch Defense, 278 Advance Variation, 139 English Opening, 286 Austrian Attack, 174 Evans Gambit, 67, 68 Bird’s Opening, 315, 316, 318 Exchange Variation, 210, 256, 258 Classical Variation, 143, 159, 246 fi ght for, 19 Colle System, 267 fl ank games, 34 Danish Gambit, 51 Four Knights Opening, 131 Dragon Variation, 117 Four Knights Variation, 297, 298 Evans Gambit, 68, 70 Four Pawns Attack, 253 Exchange Variation, 96, 97, 260 Giuoco Piano, 62–63, 65 Four Knights Opening, 134 Hypermodern School, 172 Four Knights Variation, 298, 300 King’s Gambit, 39, 46–47 Giuoco Piano, 64, 66 King’s Indian, 241–242 Göring Gambit, 105 King’s Indian Attack, 318, 321 King’s Indian Attack, 322 London System, 269–271 King’s Indian Opening, 304 Meran Variation, 219, 220 London System, 271 Modern Defense, 180, 181, 184 Marshall Attack, 93 Nimzo-Indian, 229–230 Petroff’s Defense, 108, 109 Open Variation, 81, 82 Pirc Classical, 178 Orthodox Variation, 202 Reversed Sicilian, 290 Petroff’s Defense, 107 Sämisch Variation, 233 Pirc Defense, 171 Slav Defense, 219 Queen’s Gambit, 198 Symmetrical Variation, 293, 295 Réti, 305–307, 309, 311 Tarrasch Variation, 154 Rubinstein Variation, 238, 240 Winawer Variation, 149, 150 Russian System, 260–262 chess. See also specifi c moves Sämisch Variation, 231, 247 notation, 13–15 Scandinavian Defense, 190–194 phases, 9, 10 Scheveningen Variation, 126–127, 129 Chess Cafe (Web site), 347 semi-closed games, 33 Chess Life Online (magazine), 347 Sicilian Defense reversed, 286, 287 chess openings. See also specifi c openings Slav Defense, 215, 217 common mistakes, 329–337 Sokolsky, 323, 324, 326 defi ned, 9–10 Stonewall Dutch, 281 fundamental characteristics, 17 Symmetrical Variation, 292 memorization of, 1, 337 Tarrasch Variation, 150–152, 154 most frequently played, 10, 20 335_603642-bindex.indd5_603642-bindex.indd 351351 66/24/10/24/10 66:39:39 PMPM 352 Chess Openings For Dummies chess openings (continued) naming conventions, 10, 27–29 • D• number of, 10, 11 Danish Gambit (opening), 48–52 popular types, 12, 13, 20 database, 342, 347 study tips, 339–343 Davies, Nigel (chess player), 74 transformation to, 11–12 de Firmian, Nick (chess player), 272 types of, 29–34 declining the gambit ChessBase (Web site), 346 Evans Gambit, 67 ChessFM program, 346 Göring Gambit, 104 Chessgame (Web site), 347 King’s Gambit, 45–48 Chessville (Web site), 346 defense, 30 Chigorin, Mikhail (chess player), 46 Denker, Arnold (chess player), 226 Christiansen, Larry (chess player), 215 development Chudinovskikh, Alexander (chess player), Caro-Kann Defense, 156 104 classical method, 176 classical development, 176 Classical Variation, 158, 160 Classical System (opening), 277–279 closed games, 32 Classical Variation (opening) Colle System, 266, 269 Caro-Kann Defense, 156–161 common mistakes, 329, 334 French Defense, 141–144 Danish Gambit, 49, 51 King’s Indian Defense, 242–246 defi ned, 17–18 Nimzo-Indian, 233–237 Dragon Variation, 114 clearance sacrifi ce, 109 Evans Gambit, 68 closed games, 27, 31–32. See also specifi c Exchange Variation, 95 openings Four Knights Opening, 130, 132 Closed Variation (opening), 84–93 Giuoco Piano, 62 coach, chess, 339–340 Göring Gambit, 103, 104 code name, 29 King’s Gambit, 40, 41 Colle, Edgard (chess player), 265 King’s Indian Attack, 318 Colle System (opening), 265–269, 335 Latvian Gambit, 53, 55 color complex, 138 Meran Variation, 220 computer, 342–343 Modern Defense, 182, 183 Contemporary Réti (opening), 305–308 Nimzo-Indian, 230 Conway, Henry Seymour (chess player), 58 open games, 30 copycat move, 72, 291, 292 Open Variation, 81 correspondence chess, 341 Réti, 307 counterattack Sämisch Variation, 232 Advance Variation, 136 Scandinavian Defense, 190 Alekhine’s Defense, 185 Scotch Opening, 99 Austrian Attack, 172 Sicilian Defense reversed, 288 defi ned, 30 Smyslov Variation, 164 Four Knights Opening, 132 Sokolsky, 325, 326 King’s Gambit, 38 Stonewall Dutch, 282 Meran Variation, 220 Symmetrical Variation, 294 Scheveningen Variation, 127 Tarrasch Variation, 154 Smyslov Variation, 162 discovered attack, 292 Winawer Variation, 147 Djurhuus, Rune (chess player), 152 counter-gambit, 45, 47–48 Donaldson, John (chess player), 232 Crut,