Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Dutch Defense › Fianchetto Attack › Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Carlsbad Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Dutch Defense A80
- Fianchetto Attack A81
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Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Carlsbad Variation
Overview
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Carlsbad Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A81.
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 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nh3, after 7 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- A81
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
2,300 games · White 53.1% / Draw 6.0% / Black 40.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 1,444 | |
| d6 | 407 | |
| c6 | 170 | |
| Nh6 | 86 | |
| Nc6 | 56 | |
| e6 | 43 | |
| d5 | 38 | |
| h6 | 23 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:32:39
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