A90 · Semi-Closed · a defense for Black
Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation
8/8
1.d4f52.c4Nf63.g3e64.Bg2Bb4+
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Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation48k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
65%31k55%
22%10k53%
13%6.3k58%
0.2%8958%
0.1%254%
Famous games in this line498 master games
Wojtaszek, R. (2749) – Ivanchuk, V. (2747)Navara, D. (2734) – Ivanchuk, V. (2710)David, Alberto (2604) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2771)Gelfand, Boris (2665) – Epishin, Vladimir (2620)Aronian, Levon (2649) – Bauer, Christian (2602)Svidler, Peter (2763) – Williams, Simon Kim (2482)Stein, Leonid (2605) – Bronstein, David I (2590)Khenkin, Igor (2622) – Conquest, Stuart (2563)Heroes of this opening Navara, D. · Nakamura, Hikaru · Gelfand, Boris · Svidler, Peter
- Family
- Dutch Defense
- Category
- Semi-Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A90
- Line
- 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+
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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