A85 · Semi-Closed · a defense for Black
Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation
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1.d4f52.c4Nf63.Nc3
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Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation3.2M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
63%2.0M50%
22%705k51%
6.4%204k49%
3.3%106k47%
2.1%67k46%
1.6%51k42%
0.4%13k47%
0.3%10k42%
0.2%6.1k44%
0.2%5.0k44%
Famous games in this line2.4k master games
Radjabov, Teimour (2784) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2775)Aronian, Levon (2813) – Kamsky, Gata (2741)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2775) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2756)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2760)Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2738) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2775)Le Quang Liem (2739) – Nepomniachtchi, I. (2751)Topalov, V. (2730) – Rapport, R. (2760)Radjabov, Teimour (2735) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2751)Heroes of this opening Radjabov, Teimour · Ponomariov, Ruslan · Nakamura, Hikaru · Nepomniachtchi, I.
- Family
- Dutch Defense
- Category
- Semi-Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A85
- Line
- 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3
Sharp
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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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