Tree path 6 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Dutch Defense › Staunton Gambit › Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted › Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit › Nimzowitsch 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
- Nimzowitsch Variation A83 you are here
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Nimzowitsch Variation
Overview
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Nimzowitsch 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 begins with 8 plies and takes 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 b6 to reach the canonical position.
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
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
6,664 games · White 48.6% / Draw 5.9% / Black 45.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bxf6 | 4,499 | |
| f3 | 1,415 | |
| Bc4 | 317 | |
| d5 | 127 | |
| Nxe4 | 109 | |
| Qd2 | 54 | |
| Qe2 | 53 | |
| Nge2 | 29 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:45:32
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