Hort-Antoschin variant

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The Hort-Antoschin variant after 5.… Qd8 – c7

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The Hort-Antoschin variant is a sub-variant of the Dutch Defense , an opening of the game of chess .

It was introduced into tournament practice in 1960 by Grand Master Vlastimil Hort and further improved by Vladimir Antoschin . The Hort-Antoschin system is characterized by the black queen development after c7 in order to support the central pawn advance e7 – e5. The basic position of this variant can be achieved, for example, by the following sequence of moves:

1. d2-d4 f7-f5
2. c2-c4 Ng8-f6
3. g2-g3 d7-d6
4. Bf1-g2 c7-c6
5. Nb1-c3 Qd8-c7

This is how the game Nikolaj Minew - Vlastimil Hort developed, played in Moscow in 1960, and the game ended in a draw after 18 moves .

Black's plan is to set up a second pawn outpost in the center with e7 – e5 and to defend it with active pawn play. The disadvantage here is that enforcing e7 – e5 takes time and also neglects the development of the pieces. For his part, White can immediately try to open the game with e2 – e4, or advance his development with Ng1 – f3 and short castling .

In today's tournament practice, the Hort-Antoschin variant is rarely found because of the disadvantages in the black development that cannot be dismissed.

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