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 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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