Semi-Closed · a defense for Black

Robatsch Defense: Rossolimo Variation

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1.d4d62.Nf3g63.c4Bg74.e4Bg4
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Robatsch Defense: Rossolimo Variation172k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%76k51%
28%47k48%
19%32k50%
5.2%9.0k45%
1.4%2.4k45%
1.3%2.2k48%
0.8%1.3k41%
0.3%57245%
0.2%26742%
0.1%25147%
Famous games in this line538 master games
So, W. (2773)Kasparov, G. (2812)20161–0So, W. (2773)Kasparov, G. (2812)2016½–½Kasparov, Garry (2805)Anand, Viswanathan (2715)1995½–½Gelfand, Boris (2737)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2760)20081–0Gelfand, Boris (2733)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2757)2007½–½Gelfand, Boris (2738)Bologan, Viktor (2732)20120–1Wojtaszek, R. (2737)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2714)20151–0Le Quang Liem (2737)Artemiev, V. (2691)20170–1
Heroes of this opening So, W. · Gelfand, Boris · Bologan, Viktor · Wojtaszek, R.
Category
Semi-Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
A41
Line
1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e4 Bg4
FianchettoHypermodern
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Letting White build the entire centre while fianchettoing quietly was considered close to disrespectful; Ufimtsev was playing it in the late 1930s, and Karl Robatsch did the theoretical work that turned it into a system — across much of Europe it is still called the Robatsch Defence. The big centre is not an asset — it's a target.

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