The variation takes its name from a correspondence game between Paris and Pest, Hungary played from 1842--1845, and has been played on occasion by some grandmasters with strong defensive-positional styles, including Reshevsky, Hort, and former World Champions Petrosian and Smyslov.
The variation takes its name from a correspondence game between Paris and Pest, Hungary played from 1843--1845, but was first analyzed by Cozio in the 18th century. It has been played on occasion by some grandmasters with strong defensive-positional styles, including Reshevsky, Hort, and former World Champions Petrosian and Smyslov.