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|moves= 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6 |
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|nameorigin = Rodzinski vs. [[Alexander Alekhine|Alekhine]], Paris 1913 |
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|parentopening = [[Italian Game]] |
|parentopening = [[Italian Game]] |
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|AKA= Semi-Italian <br />"Half" [[Giuoco Piano]] <br />"Lesser" Giuoco Piano |
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:2. [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3|Nf3]] [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6|Nc6]] |
:2. [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3|Nf3]] [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6|Nc6]] |
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:3. [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4|Bc4]] [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...d6|d6]] |
:3. [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4|Bc4]] [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...d6|d6]] |
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Black's intent is to play a [[Hungarian Defense]] with an early ...Bg4, fighting for control of the d4-square. The [[chess opening|line]] was tried by [[Alexander Alekhine]] early in his career.<ref name="Harding, Botterill">Harding, Botterill (1977), pp. 129–30</ref><ref name="Horowitz">Horowitz (1964), pp. 40–41</ref> The first recorded use in international competition was in 1846.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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==Lines== |
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===Main line: 4.c3=== |
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* 4...Bg4 5.d4 Qe7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qb3 Nd8 8.Nbd2 g6 9.dxe5 and White was slightly better in [[Grigory Levenfish|Levenfish]]–[[Alexander Tolush|Tolush]], Leningrad 1939 (Black won).<ref name="BCO" /><ref name="Harding, Botterill" /><ref>{{cite web |
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| url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1090700 |
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| title=Levenfish vs Tolush, USSR Championship 1939 |
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| publisher=Chessgames.com}}</ref> |
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* 4...Qe7 5.d4 g6 or 5.0-0 g6 is satisfactory for Black (Alekhine). |
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* 4...Be6 is preferred by [[Savielly Tartakower|Tartakower]]. |
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===4.d4=== |
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'''4... Bg4''' (after 4...exd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 White has the freer game according to [[Paul Keres|Keres]]; instead of 5...Nf6 [[Larry Evans|Evans]] has suggested 5...g6!?)<ref name="Harding, Botterill" /> and now: |
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*'''5. c3''' and now: |
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** 5...Qd7 and White has some [[Glossary of chess#Space|space advantage]] after either 6.d5 or 6.Bb5 (Keres), or 6.Be3 (Evans).<ref name="Harding, Botterill" /> |
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** 5...Nf6 6.Qb3 +/− (Keres). |
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** 5...Qf6 6.Be3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 +/= (Keres). |
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** 5...Qe7 [[Transposition (chess)|transposes]] to the Main line. |
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*'''5. h3!''' and White is slightly better,<ref name="BCO" /> for example: '''5... Bxf3 6. Qxf3''' and now: |
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** 6...Nf6 7.d5 ([[Wolfgang Unzicker|Unzicker]]). |
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** 6...Qf6 7.Qb3 Nd8 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Be3 Bd6 10.Nc3 Ne7 11.Nb5 a6 12.Nxd6 Qxd6 13.0-0 Qc6 14.f4! and White had the attack in [[Viktor Gavrikov|Gavrikov]]–[[Evgeny Vladimirov|Vladimirov]], USSR 1978 (Unzicker). |
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===4.h3=== |
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White prevents Black's thematic ...Bg4. The reply 4.h3 leads to lines similar to the [[Hungarian Defense]], for example: '''4... Be7 5. d4''' and now: |
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* 5...Nf6 6.d5 Nb8 7.Bd3 0-0 8.Be3 a5 9.g4!? (Keres preferred 9.c4) Na6 10.Qd2 c6 11.c4 Nd7 12.Nc3 Ndc5 leading to a sharp game with balanced chances in [[Viktor Kupreichik|Kupreichik]]–Podgayets, USSR 1970.<ref name="Harding, Botterill" /> |
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* 5...Nxd4 6.Nxd4 exd4 7.Qh5 g6 8.Qd5 Be6 9.Qxb7 Nf6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Qc6+ Kf7 12.Nd2 Qd7 13.Qc4 c5 14.0-0 d5 = Sax–Ivkov, Amsterdam 1976 (Unzicker). |
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===4.Nc3=== |
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This transposes to the game Maslov–Lutikov, USSR 1963, which continued 4...Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 Nf6 7.Ne2 (or 7.d3) +/= (Keres). |
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==Notable game== |
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{{Chess diagram|= |
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| Rodzinski vs. Alekhine, 1913 |
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| Position after 11.f3 |
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Rodzinski versus [[Alexander Alekhine|Alekhine]], Paris 1913:<ref name="BCO">Kasparov, Keene (1982), pp. 308–9</ref><ref name="Harding, Botterill" /> |
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'''1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. Qb3!?''' |
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:5.d4, the Main line, is better. |
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'''5... Qd7 6. Ng5?!''' |
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:6.Bxf7+ Qxf7 7.Qxb7 Kd7 8.Qxa8 Bxf3 9.gxf3 Qxf3 10.Rg1 Qxe4+ 11.Kd1 Qf3+ 12.Ke1 Qe4+ = (Alekhine), or 12...e4 13.Na3 Ne5 14.Qxa7 Nd3+ 15.Kf1 = ([[Veniamin Sozin|Sozin]]). |
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'''6... Nh6 7. Nxf7 Nxf7 8. Bxf7+ Qxf7 9. Qxb7 Kd7 10. Qxa8 Qc4 11. f3''' (see diagram) '''Bxf3! 12. gxf3 Nd4 13. d3?''' |
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:13.cxd4 Qxc1+ −/+ |
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'''13... Qxd3 14. cxd4 Be7 15. Qxh8 Bh4# 0–1''' |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Hungarian Defense]] |
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* [[Philidor Defence]] |
* [[Philidor Defence]] |
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* [[List of chess openings]] |
* [[List of chess openings]] |
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* [[List of chess openings named after places]] |
* [[List of chess openings named after places]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist|2}} |
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'''Bibliography''' |
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{{refbegin}} |
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*{{cite book |
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|last=Kasparov |first=Gary |authorlink=Garry Kasparov |
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|last2=Keene |first2=Raymond |author2-link=Raymond Keene |
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|title=Batsford Chess Openings |
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|publisher=American Chess Promotions |
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|year=1982 |
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|isbn=0-7134-2112-6}} |
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*{{cite book |
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|author=[[Tim Harding (chess player)|T. D. Harding]] |
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|coauthors=G. S. Botterill |
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|title=The Italian Game |
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|publisher=[[Anova Books|B. T. Batsford Limited]] |
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|year=1977 |
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|isbn=0-7134-3261-6}} |
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*{{cite book |
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|author=[[Israel Albert Horowitz|I. A. Horowitz]] |
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|title=Chess Openings: Theory and Practice |
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|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |
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|year=1964 |
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|isbn=0-671-20553-6}} |
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{{refend}} |
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[[Category:Chess openings]] |
[[Category:Chess openings]] |
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Parent | Italian Game |
The Paris Defence is one of Black's responses to the Italian Game.[1] It begins with the moves: