E10: Dzindzikhashvili defence

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6

Dzindzikhashvili defence

E10 Sub-variants:

Queen's pawn game
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3

Blumenfeld counter-gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5

Blumenfeld counter-gambit accepted
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5

Blumenfeld counter-gambit, Dus-Chotimursky variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5

Blumenfeld counter-gambit, Spielmann variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6

Dzindzikhashvili defence
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6

Doery defence
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Ne4

Overview

Games on Database:

765

Last Played:

Jul 2026

Overall score:

33.2%

36.2%

30.6%

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Played frequently by:

White
Ivan Farago	4 games
Aldo Haik	3 games
Vladimir Epishin	3 games

Black
Dmitry Gurevich	17 games
Igor Efimov	15 games
Jukka Pekka Haapasalo	13 games

Possible continuations:

4. Nc3

539

33.4 %

39 %

27.6 %

4. g3

25.5 %

28.7 %

45.7 %

4. Bg5

41.4 %

28.6 %

30 %

4. e3

34.2 %

28.9 %

36.8 %

4. Nbd2

37.5 %

50 %

4. a3

20 %

60 %

4. a4

33.3 %

4. Bf4

66.7 %

33.3 %

4. c5

50 %

4. Qc2

50 %