Semi-Closed · a defense for Black
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Carlsbad Variation
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1.d4f52.g3g63.Bg2Bg74.Nh3
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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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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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