Chess openings / Dutch Defense
Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation
Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation (A90) starts 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.O-O Bd6. In 674 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 7.b3 (45%).
1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.O-O Bd6
- ECO
- A90
- Games between strong players
- 674
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.b3 | 45% (306) | – | |
| 7.Nc3 | 25% (169) | – | |
| 7.Qc2 | 10% (64) | – | |
| 7.Bf4 | 9% (60) | – | |
| 7.Nbd2 | 7% (48) | – | |
| 7.Ne5 | 2% (10) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Dutch Defense: Classical Variation 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6
More Dutch Defense lines
- Dutch Defense 10,641 games
- 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: Rubinstein Variation 804 games
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit 736 games
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted 691 games
- Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation 596 games
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