A89 Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation
A89 holds a single named line. It leaves A81 (Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation) with 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6. Black has three minor pieces off their first squares, the most of the 20 Dutch Defense codes. Both kings have castled by the end of the reference line, White on move 5 and Black on move 5.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | f5 |
| 2 | g3 | Nf6 |
| 3 | Bg2 | g6 |
| 4 | Nf3 | Bg7 |
| 5 | O-O | O-O |
| 6 | c4 | d6 |
| 7 | Nc3 | Nc6 |
Moves only A89 plays
Same as A88 up to 7.Nc3, then:
- 7...Nc6 The knight leaves b8 for c6, opening a line for the rook on a8.
The road to A89
- 1.d4 … 1...f5two earlier stops: A40, A80
- 2.g3A81 Fianchetto Attack
- 3...g6A81 Semi-Leningrad Variation
- 7...Nc6A89
The position after 7...Nc6
White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on f3 and bishop on g2; Black the knight on c6, knight on f6 and bishop on g7. White is to move and has 37 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| E63 | King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | four squares: f5, a6, a7, f7 |
| A39 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation | six squares: c5, f5, d6, c7, d7, f7 |
| E65 | King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation | six squares: c5, f5, c6, c7, f7, b8 |
| E66 | King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line | six squares: d4, c5, d5, f5, c7, f7 |
| A96 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | eight squares: b1, c3, c6, e6, g6, e7, g7, b8 |
| A97 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation | eight squares: c6, e6, g6, e7, g7, b8, d8, e8 |
| D77 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation | eight squares: b1, c3, d5, f5, c6, d6, f7, b8 |