Opening name: Dutch Defence
Opening line: 1. Nf3 f5
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Winning percentages
White: 2633 (40.53%)
Black: 1479 (22.77%)
Draws: 2384 (36.7%)
Dutch Defence
1...f5
Black's opening move aims to transpose into a Dutch Defence. d4 gives a main-line Dutch, while c4 and g3 reserve options.
A major independent option is e4. The sacrifice of White's e-pawn is borrowed from the Staunton Gambit, but the positional themes are very different since here White's king's knight can reach g5.
d3 is a way of preparing e4.
Most popular responses
2. d4 (Dutch Defence) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (5168269 games)
2. e4 (Lisitsin Gambit) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (701717 games)
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 43
Score: +0.53
Best Move: g3
PV Line: 1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 g6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg2 d6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O
Historical games for Dutch Defence
| Game | Result | Year |
| Radjabov, T.. (2765) vs Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784) | 1/2-1/2 | 2020 |
| Radjabov, T.. (2765) vs Vachier Lagrave, M.. (2784) | 1-0 | 2021 |
| Grischuk, A. (2766) vs Mamedyarov, S. (2765) | 1/2-1/2 | 2019 |
| Jakovenko, D. (2733) vs Giri, A. (2797) | 1-0 | 2015 |
| Radjabov, T.. (2765) vs Vachier Lagrave, M.. (2758) | 0-1 | 2021 |
| Topalov, Veselin (2752) vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2769) | 0-1 | 2012 |
| Grischuk, A. (2783) vs Ponomariov, R. (2731) | 1/2-1/2 | 2013 |
| Jakovenko, D. (2747) vs Mamedyarov, S. (2764) | 0-1 | 2014 |
| Harikrishna, P. (2727) vs Mamedyarov, S. (2765) | 1-0 | 2014 |
| Malakhov, V. (2713) vs Nepomniachtchi, I. (2767) | 0-1 | 2016 |