A41: Robatsch defence, Rossolimo variation

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c4 Bg4

Robatsch defence, Rossolimo variation

A41 Sub-variants:

Queen's Pawn
1. d4 d6

Old Indian, Tartakower (Wade) variation
1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4

Old Indian defence
1. d4 d6 2. c4

Modern defence
1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7

Robatsch defence, Rossolimo variation
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c4 Bg4

Overview

Games on Database:

547

Last Played:

Apr 2026

Overall score:

33.6%

32.7%

33.6%

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Played frequently by:

White
Vladimir Epishin	7 games
Boris Gelfand	6 games
Gyorgy Marosi	5 games

Black
Zurab Azmaiparashvili	6 games
Colin Anderson McNab	5 games
Zoran2 Jovanovic	4 games

Possible continuations:

5. Be2

474

34 %

33.5 %

32.5 %

5. Nc3

27

29.6 %

29.6 %

40.7 %

5. Be3

22

22.7 %

18.2 %

59.1 %

5. d5

21

47.6 %

38.1 %

14.3 %

5. h3

2

100 %