A81 · Semi-Closed · a defense for Black
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Carlsbad Variation
7/7
1.d4f52.g3g63.Bg2Bg74.Nh3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Carlsbad Variation1.6k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
64%1.0k44%
17%26045%
8.1%12747%
2.4%3847%
2.3%3649%
2.2%3440%
1.6%2558%
1.4%2239%
0.7%1164%
0.6%956%
Famous games in this line49 master games
Epishin, Vladimir (2640) – Mellado Trivino, Juan (2460)Huzman, Alexander (2601) – Caspi, Israel (2460)Cramling, Pia (2525) – Barbero, Gerardo F (2520)Kempinski, Robert (2590) – Grabarczyk, Bogdan (2441)Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel (2490) – Mellado Trivino, Juan (2460)Gallego Eraso, Francisco (2380) – De la Riva Aguado, Oscar (2552)Gostisa, Leon (2428) – Kovacevic, Blazimir (2478)Zagorskis, Darius (2450) – Petrienko, Vladimir (2450)Heroes of this opening Epishin, Vladimir · Huzman, Alexander · Kempinski, Robert · Mellado Trivino, Juan
- Family
- Dutch Defense
- Category
- Semi-Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A81
- Line
- 1. d4 f5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nh3
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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