A98 · Semi-Closed · a defense for Black
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line
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1.d4f52.c4Nf63.g3e64.Bg2Be75.Nf3O-O6.O-Od67.Nc3Qe88.Qc2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line8.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
24%1.9k51%
22%1.8k47%
13%1.0k40%
11%85742%
11%85154%
6.4%51746%
3.8%31047%
2.8%23038%
2.3%18544%
0.9%6938%
Famous games in this line124 master games
Malakhov, Vladimir (2690) – Volkov, Sergey (2648)Istratescu, Andrei (2633) – Amin, Bassem (2560)Al Sayed, Mohamad (2508) – Amin, B. (2662)Jussupow, Artur (2582) – Dgebuadze, Alexandre (2547)Salem, AR Saleh (2511) – Amin, Bassem (2590)Gholami, A. (2422) – Amin, B. (2662)Petrosian, Tigran V (2610) – Rantanen, Yrjo A (2460)Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy (2511) – Del Rio de Angelis, S. (2519)Heroes of this opening Istratescu, Andrei · Amin, B. · Jussupow, Artur · Petrosian, Tigran V
- Family
- Dutch Defense
- Category
- Semi-Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A98
- Line
- 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Qc2
FianchettoSharp
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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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