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- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Dutch Defense A80
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Dutch Defense: Senechaud Gambit
Overview
Dutch Defense: Senechaud Gambit 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.
The line arises from 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 e6 3. g4.
The line refines Dutch Defense, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A80
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Dutch Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
4,709 games · White 53.8% / Draw 4.2% / Black 42.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| fxg4 | 2,693 | |
| Nf6 | 1,224 | |
| d5 | 262 | |
| g6 | 148 | |
| g5 | 137 | |
| d6 | 55 | |
| Bd6 | 47 | |
| b6 | 39 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:05:13
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