Tree path 10 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Dutch Defense › Dutch Defense › Normal Variation › Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Variation › Dutch Defense: Classical Variation › Dutch Defense: Classical Variation › Dutch Defense: Classical Variation › Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation › Botvinnik Variation
A93

Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation

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Overview

Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A93.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

The line arises from 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.

It continues primarily into one named line, Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation.

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ECO code
A93
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
13
Parent
Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation
Direct variations
1

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