Anand Variation
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The Anand Variation is a chess opening line named after former World Champion Viswanathan Anand, reflecting his influential contributions to modern opening theory.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chess opening variation ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Viswanathan Anand's games against elite opposition ⓘ |
| belongsTo | closed openings ⓘ |
| canTransposeFrom | Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | Black ⓘ |
| field | chess ⓘ |
| frequentlyPlayedIn | grandmaster tournaments ⓘ |
| hasECOCode | D43 ⓘ |
| hasKeySquare |
d5
ⓘ
e4 ⓘ f4 ⓘ |
| hasNotablePlayer | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpeningFamily | Queen's Gambit Declined NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpeningType | Queen's Pawn Opening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation | solid but dynamic for Black ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForReason | popularized by Viswanathan Anand in top-level practice ⓘ |
| openingPhase | opening ⓘ |
| popularEra |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| requires | accurate move-order handling by both sides ⓘ |
| startsWithMoves | 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Nh5 ⓘ |
| strategicTheme |
fight for the e4 square
ⓘ
kingside expansion for Black ⓘ minority attack possibilities for White on the queenside ⓘ |
| thematicIdea |
challenging White's bishop on g5
ⓘ
flexible development behind the d5–e6 pawn chain ⓘ |
| thematicMove |
Nh5
ⓘ
Re8 ⓘ h6 ⓘ |
| typicalMiddlegame | manoeuvring positions with chances for both sides GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalPawnStructure | Queen's Gambit Declined pawn structure GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalPlanForBlack | kingside counterplay with ...Nh5 and ...g6 ideas GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalPlanForWhite | central space advantage and pressure on d5 GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalResultTendency | balanced chances GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedIn | chess opening theory ⓘ |
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