Richter-Veresov Attack: Veresov Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. Bxf6
The Richter-Veresov Attack: Veresov Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D01, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. Bxf6. It is a line of the Richter-Veresov Attack. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 102 times by this move order. White won 43%, 4% were drawn and Black won 53%. The most popular continuation is 4… exf6 (74% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.07 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 4… gxf6 5. e3 e6 6. Bd3 Bg6 7. h4)
- ECO
- D01
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. Bxf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 27 | |
| 1500-1999 | 46 | |
| 2000+ | 29 | |
| All | 102 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… exf6 | 75 (74%) | |
| 4… gxf6 | 27 (26%) |
Master games
99 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 37%, draw 29%, Black 34%). The strongest:
- GM Vugar Rasulov (2478) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2770) 0-1 · Titled Arena May 8th 2021 · 2021-05-08
- GM Luis Lazaro Aguero Jimenez (2473) – GM Tamas Banusz (2582) 0-1 · Titled Tue 4th Feb Early · 2025-02-04
- GM Tornike Sanikidze (2541) – IM Gaioz Nigalidze (2494) 0-1 · 73rd ch-GEO 2014 · 2014-02-03
- FM Nicolo Napoli (2236) – GM Naroditsky, D. (2631) 0-1 · Riga Tech Open A 2015 · 2015-08-10
- GM Jonny Hector (2473) – IM Nicolai Getz (2369) 1/2-1/2 · 8th Sveins Memorial · 2015-06-23
Search all games of the Richter-Veresov Attack: Veresov Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- VoinTeka (2556) – Kidnaped (2511) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
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Comes from
Richter-Veresov Attack (3. Bg5 Bf5) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Bf5
More Richter-Veresov Attack lines (all)
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.