Caissa Codex
A95

Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Chekhover Variation

Chess diagram: Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Chekhover Variation after 9. Bg5

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Statistics from Lichess

41 games: White 43.9% / Draw 14.6% / Black 41.5%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 27, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.55 White is slightly better

Best play: 9... h6 10. Bf4 Qh5 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Na4 Qf7 13. Nb2 b6 14. Nd3

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Chekhover Variation (ECO A95, Flank Openings) is a variation of the Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qc2 Qe8 9. Bg5 (9 moves).

In 41 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 43.9%, Black 41.5% and 14.6% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 9…Nbd7, in 41% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Caissa Codex. “Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Chekhover Variation (A95)”. Lichess data as of 27 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/dutch-defense-stonewall-variation-chekhover-variation

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