Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Dutch Defense › Dutch Defense › Normal Variation › Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Variation
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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Dutch Defense A80
- Dutch Defense A84
- Normal Variation A84
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Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Variation
Overview
Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Variation (ECO A86) is a variation of Dutch Defense: Normal Variation, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 — 3 moves.
In 242,575 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 50.9%, Black 43.2% and 5.9% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 3…e6, in 54% of those games.
It branches into 3 named variations; the most played are Dutch Defense: Classical Variation and Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation. In all, 24 named lines continue from it.
- ECO code
- A86
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Length
- 3 moves
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 24
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Statistics from Lichess
242,575 games · White 50.9% / Draw 5.9% / Black 43.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e6 | 130,521 | |
| g6 | 78,611 | |
| d6 | 16,202 | |
| c6 | 7,688 | |
| d5 | 4,395 | |
| b6 | 2,236 | |
| c5 | 991 | |
| Nc6 | 817 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:05:32
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Variations (3)
Show all 24 sub-variations (full subtree)
- A90 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation 4 moves
- A86 Dutch Defense: Hort-Antoshin System 5 moves
- A86 Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation 3 moves
- A90 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation 5 moves
- A91 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation 4 moves
- A87 Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation 5 moves
- A90 Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation 4 moves
- A92 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation 5 moves
- A91 Blackburne Attack 5 moves
- A90 Alekhine Variation 5 moves
- A92 Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation 6 moves
- A96 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation 6 moves
- A92 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation 6 moves
- A96 Buenos Aires Variation 7 moves
- A96 Huisl Variation 7 moves
- A97 Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation 7 moves
- A92 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation 7 moves
- A93 Botvinnik Variation 7 moves
- A98 Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line 8 moves
- A99 Modern Main Line 8 moves
- A97 Winter Variation 8 moves
- A95 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation 7 moves
- A94 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation 8 moves
- A95 Chekhover Variation 9 moves