Dutch Defense
What is the Dutch Defense?
The Dutch Defense is a chess opening that begins with 1. d4 f5. It is classified under ECO A80–A99 and has 69 named variations. Black chooses it with the move f5.
Moves: 1. d4 f5
ECO: A80–A99
Chosen by: Black
Main variations
1. d4 f5 2. c4
1. d4 f5 2. Qd3
1. d4 f5 2. g3
1. d4 f5 2. Bg5
1. d4 f5 2. h3
1. d4 f5 2. g4
All 69 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| A80 | Main line | 1. d4 f5 |
| A84 | Main line | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 |
| A80 | Alapin Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 |
| A81 | Fianchetto Attack | 1. d4 f5 2. g3 |
| A80 | Hopton Attack | 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 |
| A80 | Korchnoi Attack | 1. d4 f5 2. h3 |
| A80 | Krejcik Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. g4 |
| A80 | Raphael Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 |
| A82 | Staunton Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. e4 |
| A84 | Classical Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 |
| A80 | Hevendehl Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. g4 e5 |
| A84 | Normal Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 |
| A80 | Omega-Isis Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 e5 |
| A82 | Staunton Gambit Accepted | 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 |
| A80 | Barcza Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 |
| A84 | Bellon Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. e4 |
| A86 | Fianchetto Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 |
| A80 | Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. h3 Nf6 3. g4 |
| A80 | Kingfisher Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4 |
| A80 | Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Classical Line | 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 e6 3. g4 |
| A80 | Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Leningrad | 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 g6 3. g4 |
| A80 | Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Modern | 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 d6 3. g4 |
| A80 | Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Stonewall | 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 d5 3. g4 |
| A85 | Queen's Knight Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 |
| A84 | Rubinstein Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 |
| A80 | Senechaud Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 e6 3. g4 |
| A80 | Spielmann Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g4 |
| A82 | Staunton Gambit, American Attack | 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nd2 |
| A84 | Bladel Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Nh6 |
| A86 | Leningrad Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 |
| A81 | Semi-Leningrad Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 |
| A81 | Blackburne Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nh3 |
| A82 | Blackmar's Second Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 |
| A90 | Classical Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 |
| A80 | Krejcik Gambit, Tate Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. g4 fxg4 3. e4 d5 4. Nc3 |
| A81 | Leningrad Variation, Carlsbad Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nh3 |
| A83 | Staunton Gambit | 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 |
| A82 | Staunton Gambit, Tartakower Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g4 |
| A91 | Classical Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 |
| A84 | Krause Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 |
| A90 | Nimzo-Dutch Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ |
| A83 | Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 |
| A83 | Staunton Gambit, Nimzowitsch Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 b6 |
| A90 | Classical Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 |
| A91 | Classical Variation, Blackburne Attack | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nh3 |
| A87 | Leningrad Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 |
| A83 | Staunton Gambit, Alekhine Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 5. h4 |
| A83 | Staunton Gambit, Lasker Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 5. f3 |
| A92 | Classical Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O |
| A86 | Hort-Antoshin System | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nc3 Qc7 |
| A81 | Leningrad, Basman System | 1. d4 f5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O Nh6 |
| A90 | Nimzo-Dutch Variation, Alekhine Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 |
| A92 | Alekhine Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Ne4 |
| A96 | Classical Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 |
| A92 | Stonewall Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 |
| A90 | Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Bd6 |
| A92 | Stonewall Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 |
| A93 | Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3 |
| A96 | Classical Variation, Buenos Aires Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 a5 |
| A96 | Classical Variation, Huisl Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Ne4 |
| A97 | Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 |
| A89 | Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nc6 |
| A88 | Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 |
| A95 | Stonewall Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 c6 |
| A98 | Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Qc2 |
| A99 | Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. b3 |
| A97 | Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Winter Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Re1 |
| A94 | Stonewall Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3 c6 8. Ba3 |
| A95 | Stonewall Variation, Chekhover Variation | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qc2 Qe8 9. Bg5 |
How to learn an opening
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