Semi-Closed · a defense for Black

Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation

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1.d4f52.g3Nf63.Bg2g64.Nf3Bg75.O-OO-O6.c4d67.Nc3c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation128k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
24%31k54%
15%19k57%
14%17k50%
13%16k52%
12%15k53%
4.1%5.3k54%
3.3%4.3k51%
2.4%3.1k49%
2.4%3.1k54%
2.1%2.6k55%
Famous games in this line4.0k master games
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2778)20201–0Aronian, Levon (2825) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2775)2012½–½Kramnik, Vladimir (2783) – Caruana, F. (2811)20150–1Karjakin, Sergey (2760) – Caruana, F. (2811)20150–1Wojtaszek, R. (2744) – Caruana, F. (2820)20151–0Aronian, Levon (2805) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2759)20121–0Gelfand, B. (2777) – Caruana, F. (2782)2014½–½Radjabov, Teimour (2793) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2757)20131–0
Heroes of this opening Caruana, Fabiano · Wojtaszek, R. · Aronian, Levon · Radjabov, Teimour
Family
Dutch Defense
Category
Semi-Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
A88
Line
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6
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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