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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From the archives
Botvinnik and Bronstein both played the Dutch in their 1951 world-championship match. Alekhine tried it against Euwe in 1935 and lost the 'Pearl of Zandvoort' with it, which is the honest half of its reputation. 1...f5 grabs kingside space before White finishes tying a shoe — at the cost of weakening the king forever.
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