Semi-Closed · a defense for Black
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation
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1.d4f52.e4fxe43.Nc3Nf64.Bg5c6
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Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation21k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
65%14k48%
26%5.4k54%
4.6%96352%
1.1%23755%
0.8%16240%
0.8%15734%
0.6%12448%
0.2%4751%
0.1%3048%
0.1%2730%
Famous games in this line112 master games
Ernst, Sipke (2578) – Jones, Gawain C (2635)Lalic, Bogdan (2590) – Kovacevic, Vlatko (2520)Raetsky, Alexander (2442) – Korobov, Anton (2657)Arabidze, Meri (2428) – Bartel, Mateusz (2648)Timoscenko, Gennadij (2482) – Bartel, Mateusz (2554)Ivanisevic, Ivan (2611) – Podinic, Vladimir (2400)Miralles, Gilles (2460) – Vasiukov, Evgeni (2545)Maksimenko, Andrei (2455) – Malaniuk, Vladimir P (2550)Heroes of this opening Jones, Gawain C · Lalic, Bogdan · Korobov, Anton · Ivanisevic, Ivan
- Family
- Dutch Defense
- Category
- Semi-Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A83
- Line
- 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6
GambitSharp
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From the archives
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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