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Dutch Defense
Overview
Dutch Defense is a specific line in the Flank Openings family (ECO A80), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 f5, after 2 plies of opening development.
The line is a first-level refinement of Queen's Pawn Game.
The line has 10 documented children — Dutch Defense, Alapin Variation, Fianchetto Attack, and others being widely played.
Below the direct variations, the full subtree contains 68 documented sub-variations.
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- ECO code
- A80
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- Queen's Pawn Game
- Direct variations
- 10
- Total in subtree
- 68
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Statistics from Lichess
15,853,484 games · White 49.7% / Draw 4.9% / Black 45.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c4 | 5,581,476 | |
| Nf3 | 2,553,314 | |
| Bf4 | 2,145,740 | |
| Nc3 | 1,309,717 | |
| e3 | 1,038,108 | |
| e4 | 895,222 | |
| Bg5 | 795,297 | |
| g3 | 589,048 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:49:23
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Variations (10)
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