Averbakh Variation

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chess opening
gptkbp:characteristic White plays Bg5 early
gptkbp:ECOCode E73
gptkbp:firstReleased 1940s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Averbakh Variation
gptkbp:movement 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Yuri_Averbakh
gptkbp:opposedBy c5
Nc6
h6
gptkbp:popularFor positional players
gptkbp:theme Controlling e4 and d5 squares
Delaying Nf3
Pinning the knight on f6
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:King's_Indian_Defence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King's_Indian_Defence
gptkb:Yuri_Averbakh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7