A82 · Semi-Closed · a defense for Black
Dutch Defense: Blackmar's Second Gambit
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1.d4f52.e4fxe43.Nc3Nf64.f3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Dutch Defense: Blackmar's Second Gambit97k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%50k40%
29%28k49%
6.9%6.7k45%
6.1%5.9k36%
2.3%2.2k37%
1.3%1.3k50%
0.9%90544%
0.6%57236%
0.4%38334%
0.2%21049%
Famous games in this line87 master games
Predojevic, Borki (2641) – Sedlak, Nikola (2568)Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich (2470) – Tal, Mihail (2625)Hansen, Lars Bo (2565) – Pedersen, Steffen (2405)Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus (2565) – Barbero, Gerardo F (2405)Almeida Quintana, O. (2509) – Strikovic, A. (2455)Kvon, Andrey (2425) – Dzhumaev, Marat (2535)Golubov, Saveliy (2469) – Potapov, P. (2489)Eriksson, Johan (2474) – Astrom, Robert (2468)Heroes of this opening Hansen, Lars Bo · Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus · Strikovic, A. · Golubov, Saveliy
- Family
- Dutch Defense
- Category
- Semi-Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A82
- Line
- 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3
GambitSharp
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Botvinnik used the Dutch in world-championship matches, and Bent Larsen made a career of its fighting spirit. 1...f5 grabs kingside space before White finishes tying a shoe — at the cost of weakening the king forever. It remains the sharpest honest answer to 1.d4.
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