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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Dutch Defense A80
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Dutch Defense: Alapin Variation
Overview
Dutch Defense: Alapin Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A80.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 3 plies and takes 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Dutch Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It branches into 4 notable variations — Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Classical Line, Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Leningrad, Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Modern, and others.
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- ECO code
- A80
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Dutch Defense
- Direct variations
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
63,185 games · White 50.1% / Draw 4.4% / Black 45.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e6 | 18,183 | |
| Nf6 | 14,911 | |
| d5 | 13,304 | |
| d6 | 10,565 | |
| g6 | 5,377 | |
| Nc6 | 549 | |
| c5 | 51 | |
| b6 | 48 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:51:14
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