Baltic Defense
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For the Baltic Opening (1.Nc3), see Dunst Opening.
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| Moves | 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | D06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Named after | Paul Keres (born in the Baltic state Estonia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Queen's Gambit Declined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonym(s) | Grau Defence Sahovic Defence Keres Defense |
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The Baltic Defense (also known as the Grau Defence or Sahovic Defence[1] or Keres Defense) is a chess opening characterized by the moves:
The Baltic is an unusual variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. In most defenses to the QGD, Black has difficulties developing his queen bishop. This opening takes a radical approach to the problem by bringing out the queen bishop immediately.
The Baltic has not found widespread acceptance among chess masters, but some world-class players have used it including grandmasters Paul Keres and Alexei Shirov.
The ECO code for the Baltic Defense is D06.[1]
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[edit] White responses
White has a number of replies to this opening, including 3.Nf3, 3.Qb3, 3.Nc3, 3.cxd5, and 3.e3.
Play might continue:
- 3.Nf3 e6 4.Qb3 Nc6
- 4.e3 Nf6 5.Qb3 Nc6
- 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qb3 Nc6
- 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qb3 Nc6
- 3.Qb3 e5 4.Qxb7 Nd7 5.Nf3 Rb8 6.Qxd5 Bb4+ 7.Nfd2 (7.Bd2?? Ne7−+ Webb–Sinclair, England 1971) Ne7 8.Qf3 exd4 and Black has development and initiative for his pawn
- 3.Nc3 e6 4.Qb3?! (4.Nf3) Nc6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Qxd5 Qxd5 7.Nxd5 0-0-0−/+
- 3.cxd5 Bxb1 4.Qa4+ Qd7 5.Qxd7+ Nxd7 6.Rxb1 Ngf6 7.Nf3
[edit] See also
- Keres Defence (1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+)
- List of chess openings
- List of chess openings named after places
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Nunn, John (1999), Nunn's Chess Openings, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-8574-4221-0
- Polugajewski, Lev (1984), Damengambit, Tschigorin System bis Tarrasch-Verteidigung, Sportverlag Berlin
[edit] Further reading
- Baltic Defense to the Queens Gambit, by Andrew Soltis, Chess Digest, ISBN 0-87568-228-6.
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