Chess openings / Dutch Defense
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation (A84) starts 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6. In 2,555 games between strong players, White wins 48%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 3.g3 (33%).
1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6
- ECO
- A84
- Games between strong players
- 2,555
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.g3 | 33% (853) | – | |
| 3.Nc3 | 30% (766) | Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation | |
| 3.Nf3 | 27% (689) | – | |
| 3.a3 | 4% (96) | – | |
| 3.Bf4 | 2% (43) | – | |
| 3.e4 | 1% (36) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Dutch Defense 1.d4 f5
More Dutch Defense lines
- Dutch Defense: Normal Variation 2,093 games
- Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack 1,941 games
- Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation 1,279 games
- Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation 1,113 games
- Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack 987 games
- Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation 872 games
- Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation 853 games
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit 736 games
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted 691 games
- Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation 596 games
- Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Variation 513 games
- Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation 427 games
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