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.

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instanceOf chess opening variation ⓘ
appearsIn Viswanathan Anand's games against elite opposition ⓘ
belongsTo closed openings ⓘ
canTransposeFrom Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation ⓘ
color Black ⓘ
field chess ⓘ
frequentlyPlayedIn grandmaster tournaments ⓘ
hasECOCode D43 ⓘ
hasKeySquare d5 ⓘ
e4 ⓘ
f4 ⓘ
hasNotablePlayer Viswanathan Anand ⓘ
hasOpeningFamily Queen's Gambit Declined ⓘ
hasOpeningType Queen's Pawn Opening ⓘ
hasReputation solid but dynamic for Black ⓘ
influencedBy Viswanathan Anand ⓘ
isPartOf Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange System ⓘ
namedAfter Viswanathan Anand ⓘ
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 ⓘ
typicalPawnStructure Queen's Gambit Declined pawn structure ⓘ
typicalPlanForBlack kingside counterplay with ...Nh5 and ...g6 ideas ⓘ
typicalPlanForWhite central space advantage and pressure on d5 ⓘ
typicalResultTendency balanced chances ⓘ
usedIn chess opening theory ⓘ

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