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Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky (A97)
1 d4 f5 2 c4 Nf6 3 g3 e6 4 Bg2 Be7 5 Nf3 O-O 6 O-O d6
7 Nc3 Qe8

Number of games in database: 168
Years covered: 1932 to 2009
Overall record:
   White wins 48.8%
   Black wins 24.4%
   Draws 26.8%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
V Makogonov  3 games
Raymond Keene  3 games
Salomon Flohr  3 games
Mads Boe  4 games
Bassem Amin  4 games
Boris Katalymov  3 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
B P Reilly vs Fine, 1935
Fine vs Bogoljubov, 1936
M Rodshtein vs B Amin, 2005
MacChess vs Bronstein, 1997
I A Horowitz vs Fine, 1934
Aronson vs Tal, 1957
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 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 168  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. P Blechschmidt vs E Kapfer 0-161 1932 Bad Ems GERA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
2. V Makogonov vs Alatortsev  0-162 1933 TiflisA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
3. I A Horowitz vs Fine 0-128 1934 MatchA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
4. Pirc vs Flohr  ½-½25 1934 BudapestA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
5. V Makogonov vs I Mazel 1-051 1934 USSR ChampionshipA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
6. I Rabinovich vs Panov  1-043 1934 USSR ChampionshipA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
7. B P Reilly vs Fine 1-040 1935 Olympiad, Warsaw (Poland)A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
8. M Raizman vs A De Burca 1-023 1935 OlympiadA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
9. Opocensky vs Pelikan  1-039 1935 LuhacoviceA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
10. Fine vs Bogoljubov 1-036 1936 NottinghamA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
11. Chekhover vs S Pimenov  1-053 1936 Trade UnionsA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
12. Pirc vs Keres  0-150 1937 Stockholm ol (08.08.37)A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
13. Santasiere vs J Fliegel  1-042 1938 Boston prelimA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
14. V Makogonov vs Ilyin-Zhenevsky  ½-½50 1938 URS-ch sfA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
15. Vidmar vs B Tot  ½-½19 1938 LjubljanaA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
16. Fine vs H Steiner  1-037 1944 New York USA ch, USAA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
17. D Scott vs K Charlesworth  1-041 1946 Nottingham-B2A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
18. Rossolimo vs Pachman 0-139 1947 Hilversum ztA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
19. Flohr vs Kotov 0-133 1949 Ch URSA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
20. Dus Chotimirsky vs D Rovner  0-139 1949 URS-ch sfA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
21. Flohr vs D Rovner 1-032 1950 Ch URS (1/2 final)A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
22. Taimanov vs Korchnoi 0-135 1950 LeningradA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
23. T Van Scheltinga vs Rossolimo  1-028 1950 Beverwijk 03A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
24. H Rossetto vs Rossolimo 1-021 1950 Mar del PlataA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
25. Keres vs Simagin 1-040 1951 Moskva ch-SU (09.12.51)A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-09-03   maa: I don't like the move Qe8 i think Ndb7! is better
Sep-26-04   Giancarlo: 7..Qe8 is an excellnet move preparing Qh5! Botvinnik used that tactic many a time. Nbd7 will eventually come. By the way did I happen to mention how great of an opening this is? :-) Well, not really the best line of a Dutch system...
Sep-26-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Knight13: Well... I don't like this opening. It's like having a closed attack position.
Sep-27-04   Giancarlo: <knight13>

sez you!

Feb-04-05   Dillinger: Zhenevsky is more common and phoenetically accurate spelling.
Feb-04-05   RisingChamp: Anyone who knows the Dutch,is the Ilyin-Zhenevsky better or the Leningrad,if so any explanations please?I am a 2000 player who is changing to the Dutch against d4 and I am taking up the Leningrad so advice would be welcome.
Feb-04-05   DP12: Knowing nothing about this line, the first thing I noticed is that the score in this line is horrible for black 64-36 is not an opening I would invest serious time into learning.
Feb-05-05   Dillinger: Not knowing much either, I can say that the Leningrad is much more respected and known to lead to some wild games. The Ilyin-Zhenevsky is an attempt to get a 'stonewall' type structure by seemingly shutting in all of black's pieces. Unlike the similar Sicilan Scheveningen, black has few chances for a queenside attack to develop before his kingside is completely overrun by white minor pieces.
Feb-05-05   Dillinger: The more I look at this, the less it makes sense. Creating holes on the f-file without the strong counterattack that legitimizes other dutch lines. Knight13 is right, it's an attack formation with no pieces able to carry out the attack.
Jan-23-06   EnglishOpeningc4: this is good but better ia ...a5 preparing ...Ne4
Apr-15-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Mating Net: The key element when playing the Dutch is the pawn advance e4 and ...e5. If Black can play ...e5, and nothing bad happens, he will equalize. If White plays e4 and Black can't reply ...e5, he is doomed.

For those reasons, I prefer to play ...7Ne4 instead of the ...7Qe8 listed on the page. Black will still play the Queen to e8-h5 maneuver to get his kingside attack rolling, but I like the Knight hopping to e4 right away. An early ...Ne4 makes it harder for White to prep his e4 push and it vacates the f6 square for the Bishop, which in turn supports Black's ...e5 push.

L Pantsulaia vs C Hanley, 2003 illustrates these themes.

Apr-26-06   Silman: Everything <Mating Net> said is 100% correct. Sounds like he may have the same book by Simon Williams that I have, the first to my knowledge which recommends 7..., Ne4;
Apr-27-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Mating Net: <Silman> Thanks for the endorsement.

Ys, I do have the Williams book on the Classical Dutch. It's a really good book. Williams lays out the main concepts and ideas for Black extremely well, which is what I want from an opening book.

As for the early ...Ne4, this approach is by far the most sensible to me. Unfortunately, it is the shortest chapter in the book. Perhaps this is due to its relative newness.

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