A86 · Semi-Closed · a defense for Black
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation
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1.d4f52.c4Nf63.g3g6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation53k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
90%48k52%
3.7%2.0k54%
3.4%1.8k53%
0.8%45256%
0.5%25243%
0.4%21953%
0.3%15347%
0.2%10057%
0.1%7156%
0.1%3661%
Famous games in this line1.2k master games
Wojtaszek, R. (2744) – Caruana, F. (2820)Mamedyarov, S. (2764) – Grischuk, A. (2797)Wang Yue (2723) – Ponomariov, R. (2731)Grischuk, Alexander (2736) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2708)Durarbayli, V. (2638) – Nakamura, Hi (2766)Karpov, Anatoly (2750) – Jussupow, Artur (2610)Romanov, E. (2626) – Fedoseev, Vl3 (2718)Yu Yangyi (2759) – Xu, Xiangyu (2581)Heroes of this opening Wojtaszek, R. · Nakamura, Hi · Karpov, Anatoly · Yu Yangyi
- Family
- Dutch Defense
- Category
- Semi-Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A86
- Line
- 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6
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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