A98 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line
A98 holds a single named line. It leaves A97 (Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation) with 8.Qc2. 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 | d6 |
| 7 | Nc3 | Qe8 |
| 8 | Qc2 |
Moves only A98 plays
Same as A97 up to 7...Qe8, then:
- 8.Qc2 The queen goes from d1 to c2, opening a line for the rook on f1.
The road to A98
- 1.d4 … 6.O-Oeight earlier stops: A40, A80, A84, A86, A90, A91, A92
- 6...d6A96 Classical Variation
- 7...Qe8A97 Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation
- 8.Qc2A98
The position after 8.Qc2
White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on f3 and bishop on g2; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on e7. Black is to move and has 34 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| A99 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line | four squares: d1, b2, c2, b3 |
| A96 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | six squares: b1, d1, c2, c3, d8, e8 |
| A95 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation | eight squares: d1, c2, d5, c6, d6, c7, d8, e8 |
| A88 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation | ten squares: d1, c2, c6, e6, g6, c7, e7, g7 … |
| A89 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation | ten squares: d1, c2, c6, e6, g6, e7, g7, b8 … |
| A93 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation | ten squares: b1, d1, b2, c2, b3, c3, d5, d6 … |
| E08 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ten squares: b1, c3, d5, f5, d6, d7, f7, b8 … |