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Dutch Defense A80

Family: Dutch Defense

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The Dutch Defense is catalogued under the ECO code A80. Its main line runs 1. d4 f5.

After 2 half-moves the diagrammed position is reached and it is White to move. Material is balanced.

This encyclopedia records 69 variations inside the “Dutch Defense” family — follow the links below to compare the branching lines.

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1. d4 f5

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Variations of this family

NameECOMain line length
Dutch Defense: Alapin VariationA803 plies
Dutch Defense: Barcza VariationA805 plies
Dutch Defense: Hevendehl GambitA804 plies
Dutch Defense: Hopton AttackA803 plies
Dutch Defense: Janzen-Korchnoi GambitA805 plies
Dutch Defense: Kingfisher GambitA805 plies
Dutch Defense: Korchnoi AttackA803 plies
Dutch Defense: Krejcik GambitA803 plies
Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit, Tate GambitA807 plies
Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Classical LineA805 plies
Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-LeningradA805 plies
Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-ModernA805 plies

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