Chess openings / Dutch Defense
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation (A89) starts 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6. In 427 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 9% are drawn and Black wins 44%; the most played move is 8.d5 (77%).
1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6
- ECO
- A89
- Games between strong players
- 427
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.d5 | 77% (328) | – | |
| 8.b3 | 9% (40) | – | |
| 8.Re1 | 6% (27) | – | |
| 8.Rb1 | 2% (8) | – | |
| 8.Bg5 | 1% (6) | – | |
| 8.Bf4 | 1% (4) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
More Dutch Defense lines
- Dutch Defense 10,641 games
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- Dutch Defense: Normal Variation 2,093 games
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- 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
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