A95 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation
A95 holds two named lines, all under the name Dutch Defense. It leaves A92, a position of the same name, with 7...c6. Its deepest line, Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Chekhover Variation, runs to 9.Bg5, the longest 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 | Nc3 | c6 |
Moves only A95 plays
Same as A93 up to 6...d5, then:
- 7.Nc3 The knight leaves b1 for c3, opening a line for the rook on a1.
- 7...c6 The c-pawn advances to c6, covering b5 and d5, opening a line for the queen on d8.
Lines filed under A95
Both share their first 14 plies, the whole reference line.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies | At the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation | (the shared start itself) | 14 | both castled |
| Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Chekhover Variation | 8.Qc2 Qe8 9.Bg5 | 17 | both castled |
Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Chekhover Variation
- 8.Qc2 The queen goes from d1 to c2, opening a line for the rook on f1.
- 8...Qe8 The queen goes from d8 to e8.
- 9.Bg5 The bishop leaves c1 for g5, opening a line for the rook on a1 and the rook on f1, attacking the knight on f6.
The road to A95
- 1.d4 … 6.O-Oeight earlier stops: A40, A80, A84, A86, A90, A91, A92
- 6...d5A92 Stonewall Variation
- 7.Nc3A92 Stonewall Variation
- 7...c6A95
The position after 7...c6
White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on f3 and bishop on g2; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on e7. White could capture with Nxd5, cxd5. White is to move and has 37 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| A88 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation | six squares: d5, d6, e6, g6, e7, g7 |
| A94 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation | six squares: b1, c1, b2, a3, b3, c3 |
| A96 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | six squares: b1, c3, d5, c6, d6, c7 |
| A97 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation | six squares: d5, c6, d6, c7, d8, e8 |
| A98 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line | eight squares: d1, c2, d5, c6, d6, c7, d8, e8 |
| A99 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line | eight squares: b2, b3, d5, c6, d6, c7, d8, e8 |
| D78 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense | eight squares: b1, c3, f5, e6, g6, e7, f7, g7 |