Steinitz Variation

The name Steinitz Variation (or similar) is applied to several chess openings introduced and practiced, or adopted and advocated by Wilhelm Steinitz, the first officially recognized World Chess Champion.

Openings

  • Steinitz Variation in the Caro–Kann Defence: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7[note 1]
  • Steinitz Variation in the Evans Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 d6 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 Na5 10.Bg5 f6 11.Be3
  • Steinitz Variation in the Evans Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.0-0 Qf6
  • Steinitz Variation in the French Defence: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4
  • Steinitz Variation in the French Defence: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5
  • Steinitz Variation in the French Defence: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5
  • Steinitz Attack in the French Defence: 1.e4 e6 2.e5
  • Steinitz Defence to the Giuoco Piano: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5
  • Steinitz Variation in the Giuoco Piano: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.0-0 Bxc3 9.bxc3 d5 10.Ba3
  • Steinitz Variation in the King's Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Ne7
  • Steinitz Attack in the Petrov's Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4
  • Steinitz Variation in the Petrov's Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qe2
  • Steinitz Variation in the Philidor Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.c3
  • Steinitz Variation in the Ponziani Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 f6
  • Steinitz Variation in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 cxd4
  • Steinitz Countergambit in the Queen's Pawn Game: 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5
  • Steinitz Defence to the Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6
  • Steinitz Defence Deferred to the Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6
  • Steinitz Defence Doubly Deferred to the Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 d6[note 2]
  • Steinitz Variation in the Scotch Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4[note 3] 5.Nc3
  • Steinitz Variation in the Sicilian Defence: 1.e4 c5 2.g3
  • Steinitz Variation in the Three Knights Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6
  • Steinitz Variation in the Two Knights Defense: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 h6 9.Nh3
  • Steinitz Variation in the Vienna Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.d3
  • Steinitz Gambit in the Vienna Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4

Illustrations

Steinitz Variation
in the Caro–Kann Defence
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7d7 black knighte7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6 black pawnd6e6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4 white pawne4 white knightf4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2e2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1c1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 (also called the Nimzowitsch Variation or the Smyslov Variation)
Steinitz Variation
in the Evans Gambit
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8g8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7e7f7g7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6 black bishopc6d6 black pawne6f6 black pawng6h66
5a5 black knightb5c5d5e5f5g5h55
4a4b4c4 white bishopd4 white pawne4 white pawnf4g4h44
3a3b3c3 white knightd3e3 white bishopf3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2c2d2e2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1c1d1 white queene1f1 white rookg1 white kingh11
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 d6 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 Na5 10.Bg5 f6 11.Be3
Steinitz Variation
in the Evans Gambit
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8e8 black kingf8g8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6 black knightd6e6f6 black queeng6h66
5a5 black bishopb5c5d5e5 black pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4 white bishopd4e4 white pawnf4g4h44
3a3b3c3 white pawnd3e3f3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2c2d2 white pawne2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1f1 white rookg1 white kingh11
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.0-0 Qf6
Steinitz Variation
in the French Defence
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8e8 black kingf8g8h8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black knighte7 black queenf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6 black pawnf6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5 black pawne5 white pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4 white pawne4f4 white pawng4h44
3a3b3c3 white knightd3e3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2e2f2g2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1c1d1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4
Steinitz Variation
in the French Defence
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8h8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7e7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6 black pawnf6 black knightg6h66
5a5b5c5d5 black pawne5 white pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4 white pawne4f4g4h44
3a3b3c3 white knightd3e3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2e2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1c1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5
Steinitz Variation
in the French Defence
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7d7e7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6 black pawnf6g6h66
5a5b5c5 white pawnd5 black pawne5 white pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4e4f4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2e2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5
Steinitz Attack
in the French Defence
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6 black pawnf6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5 white pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4e4f4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e6 2.e5
Steinitz Defence
to the Giuoco Piano
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8g8h8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7e7f7 black pawng7h77
6a6b6c6 black knightd6 black pawne6f6 black knightg6h6 black pawn6
5a5b5c5 black bishopd5e5 black pawnf5g5 black pawnh55
4a4b4c4 white bishopd4e4 white pawnf4g4h4 white bishop4
3a3b3c3d3 white pawne3f3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2e2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1d1 white queene1f1 white rookg1 white kingh11
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5
Steinitz Variation
in the Giuoco Piano
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8g8h8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7e7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6 black knightd6e6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5 black pawne5f5g5h55
4a4b4c4 white bishopd4 white pawne4 black knightf4g4h44
3a3 white bishopb3c3 white pawnd3e3f3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2c2d2e2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1c1d1 white queene1f1 white rookg1 white kingh11
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.0-0 Bxc3 9.bxc3 d5 10.Ba3
Steinitz Variation
in the King's Gambit
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8h8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black knightf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h55
4a4b4c4 white bishopd4e4 white pawnf4 black pawng4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2f2g2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1g1 white knighth1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Ne7
Steinitz Attack
in the Petrov's Defence
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8h8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6f6 black knightg6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5 black pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4 white pawne4 white pawnf4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2e2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1h1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4
Steinitz Variation
in the Petrov's Defence
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8h8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5 white pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4 black pawne4 black knightf4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2e2 white queenf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1e1 white kingf1 white bishopg1h1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qe2
Steinitz Variation
in the Philidor Defence
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8g8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7e7 black bishopf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6 black pawne6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5 black pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4 white bishopd4e4 white pawnf4g4h44
3a3b3c3 white pawnd3e3f3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2d2 white pawne2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1g1h1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.c3
Steinitz Variation
in the Ponziani Opening
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8h8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7e7f7g7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6 black knightd6e6f6 black pawng6h66
5a5b5c5d5 black pawne5 black pawnf5g5h55
4a4 white queenb4c4d4e4 white pawnf4g4h44
3a3b3c3 white pawnd3e3f3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2d2 white pawne2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1e1 white kingf1 white bishopg1h1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 f6
Steinitz Variation
in the Queen's Gambit Accepted
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8h8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7d7e7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6 black pawnf6 black knightg6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h55
4a4b4c4 white bishopd4 black pawne4f4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3 white pawnf3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2d2e2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1f1 white rookg1 white kingh11
abcdefgh
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 cxd4
Steinitz Countergambit
in the Queen's Pawn Game
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7d7e7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5 black pawnd5 black pawne5f5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4 white pawne4f4 white bishopg4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2e2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1d1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5
Steinitz Defence
to the Ruy Lopez
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7e7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6 black knightd6 black pawne6f6g6h66
5a5b5 white bishopc5d5e5 black pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4e4 white pawnf4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1g1h1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6
Steinitz Defence Deferred
to the Ruy Lopez
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7b7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7e7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black pawnb6c6 black knightd6 black pawne6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5 black pawnf5g5h55
4a4 white bishopb4c4d4e4 white pawnf4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1g1h1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6
Steinitz Defence Doubly Deferred
to the Ruy Lopez
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8h8 black rook8
7a7b7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7e7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black pawnb6c6 black knightd6 black pawne6f6 black knightg6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5 black pawnf5g5h55
4a4 white bishopb4c4d4e4 white pawnf4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1f1 white rookg1 white kingh11
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 d6
Steinitz Variation
in the Scotch Game
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8e8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6 black knightd6e6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4 white knighte4 white pawnf4g4h4 black queen4
3a3b3c3 white knightd3e3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2e2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1c1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1h1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nc3
Steinitz Variation
in the Sicilian Defence
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7d7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5 black pawnd5e5f5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4e4 white pawnf4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3g3 white pawnh33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2f2 white pawng2h2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 c5 2.g3
Steinitz Variation
in the Three Knights Opening
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7f7 black pawng7h7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6 black knightd6e6f6g6 black pawnh66
5a5b5c5d5e5 black pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4e4 white pawnf4g4h44
3a3b3c3 white knightd3e3f3 white knightg3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2f2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1c1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1h1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6
Steinitz Variation
in the Two Knights Defense
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8h8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7c7d7e7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh77
6a6b6c6 black pawnd6e6f6 black knightg6h6 black pawn6
5a5 black knightb5c5d5e5 black pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4e4f4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3g3h3 white knight3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 white bishopf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1g1h1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 h6 9.Nh3
Steinitz Variation
in the Vienna Game
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8h8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7e7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6f6 black knightg6h66
5a5b5c5d5 black pawne5 black pawnf5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4e4 white pawnf4 white pawng4h44
3a3b3c3 white knightd3 white pawne3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2e2f2g2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1c1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.d3
Steinitz Gambit
in the Vienna Game
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7f7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6 black knightd6e6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4 white pawne4 white pawnf4 black pawng4h44
3a3b3c3 white knightd3e3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2e2f2g2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1c1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
abcdefgh
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4

Notes

  1. ^ Also called the Nimzowitsch Variation or the Smyslov Variation.
  2. ^ Also called the Russian Defence.
  3. ^ Steinitz favored this move and it is commonly identified as a Steinitz Variation in books; however, it originated with English player Wellington Pulling in the 1830s and is named the Pulling Counterattack.

References

  • Barden, Leonard (1963). The Ruy Lopez • Winning Chess with 1 P-K4. Pergamon Press. ISBN 0-08-009997-1. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • Botterill, G. S.; Harding, Tim (1977). The Scotch. B.T. Batsford Ltd.
  • Harding, Tim; Botterill, G. S. (1977). The Italian Game. B.T. Batsford Ltd. ISBN 0-7134-3261-6.
  • Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1996) [First pub. 1992]. The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
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