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- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Dutch Defense A80
- Staunton Gambit A82
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted A82
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Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Tartakower Variation
Overview
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Tartakower Variation belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A82, 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 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g4.
The line refines Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- A82
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
9,019 games · White 53.4% / Draw 4.4% / Black 42.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 4,350 | |
| h6 | 2,896 | |
| g6 | 724 | |
| e6 | 544 | |
| d6 | 160 | |
| c6 | 132 | |
| Nc6 | 76 | |
| c5 | 34 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:32:45
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