A80 · Semi-Closed · a defense for Black

Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Leningrad

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1.d4f52.Qd3g63.g4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Leningrad1.8k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
39%70947%
38%67540%
11%19241%
9.3%16751%
2.1%3837%
0.7%1250%
0.2%425%
0.1%20%
0.1%10%
0.1%1100%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Rosenlund, Thorbjorn (2260)Jahr, Ulrich (2240)19821–0
Category
Semi-Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
A80
Line
1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 g6 3. g4
GambitFianchettoSharp
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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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