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