Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation

1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8

ECO A97

The Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation is a chess opening line in the Dutch Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8.

It is catalogued under code A97 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qe8 is chosen by Black on move 7.

3 named continuations branch from this position, including the Winter Variation and the Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line.

Named variations

• Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Winter Variation — ECO A97
• Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line — ECO A98
• Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line — ECO A99

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