A94 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation
A94 holds a single named line. It leaves A93 (Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation) with 7...c6 8.Ba3. White’s pieces and pawns attack seven squares in Black’s half, the fifth-highest count of the 20 Dutch Defense codes. Both kings have castled by the end of the reference line, White on move 6 and Black on move 5.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | f5 |
| 2 | c4 | Nf6 |
| 3 | g3 | e6 |
| 4 | Bg2 | Be7 |
| 5 | Nf3 | O-O |
| 6 | O-O | d5 |
| 7 | b3 | c6 |
| 8 | Ba3 |
Moves only A94 plays
Same as A93 up to 7.b3, then:
- 7...c6 The c-pawn advances to c6, covering b5 and d5, opening a line for the queen on d8.
- 8.Ba3 The bishop leaves c1 for a3, opening a line for the queen on d1, attacking the bishop on e7.
The road to A94
- 1.d4 … 6.O-Oeight earlier stops: A40, A80, A84, A86, A90, A91, A92
- 6...d5A92 Stonewall Variation
- 7.b3A93 Botvinnik Variation
- 8.Ba3A94
The position after 8.Ba3
White has brought out the knight on f3, bishop on a3 and bishop on g2; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on e7. Black could capture with Bxa3, dxc4. Black is to move and has 34 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| A95 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation | six squares: b1, c1, b2, a3, b3, c3 |
| A96 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | eight squares: c1, b2, a3, b3, d5, c6, d6, c7 |
| A99 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line | ten squares: b1, c1, a3, c3, d5, c6, d6, c7 … |
| D78 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense | ten squares: c1, b2, a3, b3, f5, e6, g6, e7 … |
| E07 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ten squares: c1, b2, a3, b3, f5, c6, c7, d7 … |
| A88 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation | 12 squares: b1, c1, b2, a3, b3, c3, d5, d6 … |
| A92 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | 12 squares: c1, e1, f1, g1, h1, b2, a3, b3 … |