A80-A99

Dutch Defense

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5

About This Opening

The Dutch Defense (1.d4 f5) is an aggressive defense where Black immediately fights for control of the e4 square. The Stonewall and Leningrad variations offer different strategic themes.

Famous Games

  • Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935 World Championship
  • Nakamura vs various (frequent use in rapid)

Variations

47 found
A80
Hopton Attack, Dutch
d4 f5 Bg5
A80
Lisbon Gambit, Dutch; Krejcik Gambit
d4 f5 g4
A80
Korchnoi's Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 h3
A80
Raphael Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 Nc3
A80
Alapin; Ulvestad; Manhattan; Kmoch Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 Qd3
A80
Hevendehl Gambit, Dutch
d4 f5 g4 e5
A82
Balogh Defense, Dutch
d4 f5 e4 d6
A82
Staunton Gambit Accepted, Dutch
d4 f5 e4 fxe4
A84
Classical Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 e6
A85
Normal Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 Nf6
A80
Seneschaud Gambit, Dutch
d4 f5 Bf4 e6 g4
A80
Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit, Dutch
d4 f5 h3 Nf6 g4
A80
Kingfisher Gambit, Dutch
d4 f5 Nc3 d5 e4
A80
Spielmann Gambit, Dutch
d4 f5 Nc3 Nf6 g4
A80
Barcza Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 Nf3 Nf6 c3
A80
Anti-Stonewall, Dutch
d4 f5 Qd3 d5 g4
A80
Anti-Modern, Dutch
d4 f5 Qd3 d6 g4
A80
Anti-Classical Line, Dutch
d4 f5 Qd3 e6 g4
A80
Anti-Leningrad Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 Qd3 g6 g4
A80
Manhattan Gambit, Dutch
d4 f5 Qd3 Nf6 g4
A80
Pretzel Gambit, Dutch
d4 f5 Qd3 Nf6 g4
A82
American Gambit, Dutch
d4 f5 e4 fxe4 Nd2
A84
Bellon Gambit, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 e6 e4
A84
Rubinstein Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 e6 Nc3
A84
Queen's Knight Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 Nf6 Nc3
A81
Antoshin-Hort Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 g3 Nf6 Bg2 d6
A81
Semi-Leningrad Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 g3 Nf6 Bg2 g6
A85
Bladel Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 g6 Nc3 Nh6
A86
Leningrad Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 Nf6 g3 g6
A80
Blackmar's Second Gambit, Dutch
d4 f5 e4 fxe4 Nc3 Nf6 f3
A80
Tate Gambit, Dutch
d4 f5 g4 fxg4 e4 d5 Nc3
A81
Carlsbad Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Nh3
A81
Blackburne Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 g3 Nf6 Bg2 e6 Nh3
A82
Tartakower Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 e4 fxe4 Nc3 Nf6 g4
A90
Classical Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 Nf6 g3 e6 Bg2
A83
Nimzovich Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 e4 fxe4 Nc3 Nf6 Bg5 b6
A83
Chigorin Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 e4 fxe4 Nc3 Nf6 Bg5 c6
A84
Slav Stonewall, Dutch
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 c6 e3 f5
A84
Krause Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 Nf6 Nc3 d6 Nf3 Nc6
A90
Nimzo-Dutch Variation
d4 f5 c4 Nf6 g3 e6 Bg2 Bb4+
A83
Lasker Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 e4 fxe4 Nc3 Nf6 Bg5 g6 f3
A85
Ozol Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 Bg7 Bg5
A81
Basman Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 c6 O-O Nh6
A91
Botvinnik-Bronstein Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 Nf6 g3 e6 Bg2 Be7 Nc3 O-O e3
A81
Ilyin-Genevsky Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 g3 Nf6 Bg2 e6 Nf3 Be7 O-O O-O c4 d6
A87
Fluid Formation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 Nf6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 O-O O-O d6
A92
Alekhine Variation, Dutch
d4 f5 c4 Nf6 g3 e6 Bg2 Be7 Nf3 O-O O-O Ne4