Tree path 6 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Dutch Defense › Staunton Gambit › Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted › Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit › Alekhine Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Dutch Defense A80
- Staunton Gambit A82
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted A82
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit A83
- Alekhine Variation A83 you are here
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Alekhine Variation
Overview
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Alekhine Variation belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A83, 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.
It is reached after 9 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 5. h4.
The line refines Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A83
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
11,641 games · White 54.1% / Draw 4.8% / Black 41.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 5,306 | |
| Bg7 | 4,608 | |
| h6 | 1,321 | |
| h5 | 200 | |
| d6 | 70 | |
| c6 | 42 | |
| Nc6 | 30 | |
| b6 | 23 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:58:19
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