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Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack
Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack (A81) starts 1.d4 f5 2.g3. In 1,941 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 2…Nf6 (83%).
1.d4 f5 2.g3
- ECO
- A81
- Games between strong players
- 1,941
- To move
- Black
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2…Nf6 | 83% (1,616) | – | |
| 2…d6 | 7% (140) | – | |
| 2…e6 | 6% (124) | – | |
| 2…g6 | 2% (43) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Dutch Defense 1.d4 f5
- Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation 853 games
- Dutch Defense: Blackburne Variation 84 games
More Dutch Defense lines
- Dutch Defense: Classical Variation 2,555 games
- Dutch Defense: Normal Variation 2,093 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: Rubinstein Variation 804 games
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit 736 games
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted 691 games
- Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation 674 games
- Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation 596 games
- Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Variation 513 games
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