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Richter-Veresov Attack
Overview
Richter-Veresov Attack is a named branch in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO D01.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
It begins with 6 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Bf5 to reach the canonical position.
It branches immediately from Richter-Veresov Attack in the opening tree.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Richter Variation, Veresov Variation.
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- ECO code
- D01
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Richter-Veresov Attack
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
351,410 games · White 50.1% / Draw 5.1% / Black 44.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| f3 | 125,368 | |
| Bxf6 | 86,362 | |
| e3 | 67,669 | |
| Nf3 | 46,571 | |
| Qd2 | 10,393 | |
| h3 | 5,904 | |
| g3 | 2,785 | |
| a3 | 2,028 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:28:41
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