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Zukertort Opening: Wade Defense, Chigorin Plan

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1.d4d62.Nf3Bg43.c4Nd74.Qb3Rb8
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Zukertort Opening: Wade Defense, Chigorin Plan640 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
23%14956%
19%12345%
17%10648%
14%8753%
9.7%6252%
8.6%5554%
2.3%1533%
1.6%1055%
1.1%729%
0.9%650%
Famous games in this line208 master games
Karpov, Anatoly (2775) – Hickl, Joerg (2570)19951–0Bareev, Evgeny (2680) – Adams, Michael (2615)19911–0Vaganian, Rafael A (2640) – Speelman, Jonathan S (2630)1998½–½Salov, Valery (2655) – Adams, Michael (2590)1990½–½Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2650) – Gagunashvili, Merab (2580)20031–0Miles, Anthony J (2600) – Benjamin, Joel (2610)1994½–½Miles, Anthony J (2565) – Adams, Michael (2630)19930–1Olafsson, Helgi (2590) – Adams, Michael (2600)1991½–½
Heroes of this opening Karpov, Anatoly · Bareev, Evgeny · Aleksandrov, Aleksej · Adams, Michael
Family
Zukertort Opening
Category
Semi-Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
A41
Line
1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 Nd7 4. Qb3 Rb8
Positional
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