Horwitz Defense

The Horwitz Defense is a chess opening characterized by the moves:

1. d4 e6
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Moves1.d4 e6
ECOC40
Origin19th century
Named afterBernhard Horwitz

It is named for the German chess master and writer Bernhard Horwitz (1807-85), who is known to have played it five times between 1849 and 1852, including four times in his match against fellow German master Daniel Harrwitz.[1] The opening has little independent significance. It is likely to transpose to another opening, such as the Dutch Defense (after 2.c4 f5 or 2.Nf3 f5), Keres Defense (after 2.c4 Bb4+), French Defense (after 2.e4 d5), Queen's Gambit Declined (after 2.c4 d5), Sicilian Defense (after 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4), or Benoni Defense (after 2.e4 c5 3.d5). Players such as the English grandmaster Simon Williams often use it as a way of playing for the Dutch Defense while avoiding the Staunton Gambit (1.d4 f5 2.e4!?).[2][3]

The ECO code for the Horwitz Defense is A80.

See also

References
  1. "CHESSGAMES.COM * Chess game search engine". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. "Review: The Aggressive Classical Dutch". Chess News. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. Williams, Simon (2003). Play the Classical Dutch. London, England: Gambit Publications. ISBN 978-1901983883.
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