Horwitz Defense

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Chess opening

Horwitz Defense

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Moves| 1.d4 e6
ECO| A40
Origin| 19th century
Named after| Bernhard Horwitz

The Horwitz Defense is a chess opening defined by the moves:

1\. d4 e6

This response to White's Queen's Pawn Game, is named for the German chess master and writer Bernhard Horwitz (1807–85), who is known to have played it four times against fellow German master Daniel Harrwitz between 1849 and 1852.[1] Players such as the English grandmaster Simon Williams often use 1.d4 e6 as a way of playing for the Dutch Defense while avoiding the Staunton Gambit (1.d4 f5 2.e4!?).[2][3]

As such the opening has little independent significance. It is likely to transpose to other openings listed below.

* Dutch Defense (after 2.c4 f5 or 2.Nf3 f5)
* Keres Defense (after 2.c4 Bb4+)
* French Defense (after 2.e4 d5)
* Queen's Gambit Declined (after 2.c4 d5)
* Sicilian Defense (after 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4)
* Benoni Defense (after 2.e4 c5 3.d5).

The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code for the Horwitz Defense is A40.

This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.

A famous game was played in this defense between Edward Lasker and George Thomas. The Queen was sacrificed and the King walked to the other side of the board.[4]

## See also[edit]

* List of chess openings
* List of chess openings named after people

## References[edit]

1. ^ "CHESSGAMES.COM * Chess game search engine". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
2. ^ "Review: The Aggressive Classical Dutch". Chess News. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
3. ^ Williams, Simon (2003). Play the Classical Dutch. London, England: Gambit Publications. ISBN 978-1901983883.
4. ^ "Chaos in a Miniature by Edward Winter". www.chesshistory.com. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

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