Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Dutch Defense › Dutch Defense › Classical Variation
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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Dutch Defense A80
- Dutch Defense A84
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Dutch Defense: Classical Variation
Overview
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A84.
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 4 plies and takes 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 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 3 notable variations — Dutch Defense: Bellon Gambit, Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation.
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- ECO code
- A84
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Dutch Defense
- Direct variations
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
2,576,802 games · White 47.7% / Draw 5.4% / Black 46.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 1,632,717 | |
| Nf3 | 405,701 | |
| g3 | 235,506 | |
| e3 | 97,048 | |
| a3 | 55,301 | |
| e4 | 44,360 | |
| Bf4 | 35,987 | |
| d5 | 14,688 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:57:41
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