Dutch Defense

The main line

The Dutch Defense is reached by 1. d4 f5 (ECO A80). It's one of 68 named lines under this opening in the book.

Named variations (32)

The most common 30 of 32 named variations:

• Classical Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 (A84)
• Staunton Gambit — 1. d4 f5 2. e4 (A82)
• Stonewall Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Bd6 (A90)
• Leningrad Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 (A86)
• Manhattan Gambit — 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 e6 3. g4 (A80)
• Krejcik Gambit — 1. d4 f5 2. g4 (A80)
• Nimzo-Dutch Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ (A90)
• Korchnoi Attack — 1. d4 f5 2. h3 (A80)
• Fianchetto Attack — 1. d4 f5 2. g3 (A81)
• Alapin Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 (A80)
• Hopton Attack — 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 (A80)
• Raphael Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 (A80)
• Hevendehl Gambit — 1. d4 f5 2. g4 e5 (A80)
• Omega-Isis Gambit — 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 e5 (A80)
• Normal Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 (A84)
• Staunton Gambit Accepted — 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 (A82)
• Bellon Gambit — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. e4 (A84)
• Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit — 1. d4 f5 2. h3 Nf6 3. g4 (A80)
• Kingfisher Gambit — 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4 (A80)
• Senechaud Gambit — 1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 e6 3. g4 (A80)
• Rubinstein Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 (A84)
• Fianchetto Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 (A86)
• Spielmann Gambit — 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g4 (A80)
• Queen's Knight Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 (A85)
• Semi-Leningrad Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 (A81)
• Bladel Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Nh6 (A84)
• Blackburne Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nh3 (A81)
• Blackmar's Second Gambit — 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 (A82)
• Krause Variation — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 (A84)
• Hort-Antoshin System — 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nc3 Qc7 (A86)

Analyze the Dutch Defense

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