Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Dutch Defense › Alapin Variation › Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Stonewall
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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Dutch Defense A80
- Alapin Variation A80
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Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Stonewall
Overview
Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Stonewall belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A80, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
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. Qd3 d5 3. g4, after 5 plies of opening development.
The line refines Dutch Defense: Alapin Variation, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A80
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
9,151 games · White 47.9% / Draw 5.2% / Black 46.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| fxg4 | 4,745 | |
| e6 | 2,086 | |
| g6 | 1,245 | |
| Nf6 | 561 | |
| c5 | 177 | |
| e5 | 123 | |
| Nc6 | 101 | |
| Qd7 | 58 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:05:10
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