Chess openings / Dutch Defense
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation (A88) starts 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 c6. In 872 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 8.d5 (36%).
1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 c6
- ECO
- A88
- Games between strong players
- 872
- 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 | 36% (313) | – | |
| 8.b3 | 14% (121) | – | |
| 8.Re1 | 13% (115) | – | |
| 8.Qb3 | 12% (100) | – | |
| 8.Qc2 | 9% (80) | – | |
| 8.Rb1 | 8% (66) | – |
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
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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: 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
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