Robatsch Defense: Rossolimo Variation

Robatsch Defense: Rossolimo Variation is a chess opening with the ECO code A41, part of the Robatsch Defense family. It goes 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e4 Bg4. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... d6. After 8 moves it is White to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
• 1... d6 – Black plays the pawn to d6
• 2. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
• 2... g6 – Black plays the pawn to g6
• 3. c4 – White plays the pawn to c4
• 3... Bg7 – Black plays the bishop to g7
• 4. e4 – White plays the pawn to e4
• 4... Bg4 – Black plays the bishop to g4

Related openings

• It extends: Queen's Pawn Game: Rossolimo Variation (1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6)

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