A80 · Semi-Closed · a defense for Black

Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Modern

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1.d4f52.Qd3d63.g4
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Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Modern5.0k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
63%3.2k41%
21%1.0k45%
9.2%46447%
3.3%16742%
1.1%5542%
0.8%3855%
0.8%3855%
0.4%1850%
0.2%1221%
0.2%1258%
Famous games in this line7 master games
Feuerstein, Arthur William (2395)De Fotis, Gregory (2425)1972½–½Schneider, Ilja (2392)Grafl, Florian (2413)20051–0Barva, Attila (2290)Garbisu de Goni, Unai (2395)19980–1Disconzi da Silva, Rodrigo (2315)Bravo Sedamanos, Hector (2300)19930–1Bayer, Ernst Wolfgang (2266)Schiffer, Kai Uwe (2316)20060–1Zhuravlev, Anatoly (2207)Lebedev, Alexander1 (2268)20061–0Munanira, Isaak (2200)Galiana Salom, Juan Ramon (2257)20040–1
Heroes of this opening Schneider, Ilja · Garbisu de Goni, Unai · Bravo Sedamanos, Hector · Schiffer, Kai Uwe
Category
Semi-Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
A80
Line
1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 d6 3. g4
GambitSharp
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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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