Dutch Defense: all variations and ECO codes

69 named lines across 20 ECO codes (A80–A99). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The idea

Black claims kingside space and stakes out e4 as a future outpost, accepting a permanently weakened long diagonal and a slightly exposed king in exchange for genuine attacking chances. It’s one of the few mainstream replies to 1.d4 that fights for the initiative outright rather than settling for solid, symmetrical equality.

The main line

How the main line scores at your rating

Real Lichess win rates for 1.d4 f5, playing as black: the family’s other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.

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All 69 named variations

Every named line in the Dutch Defense family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification: not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.

• A80Dutch Defense (main line)1.d4 f5
• A84Dutch Defense (main line)1.d4 f5 2.c4
• A80Alapin Variation1.d4 f5 2.Qd3
• A80Barcza Variation1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3
• A80Hevendehl Gambit1.d4 f5 2.g4 e5
• A80Hopton Attack1.d4 f5 2.Bg5
• A80Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit1.d4 f5 2.h3 Nf6 3.g4
• A80Kingfisher Gambit1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4
• A80Korchnoi Attack1.d4 f5 2.h3
• A80Krejcik Gambit1.d4 f5 2.g4
  • A80Tate Gambit1.d4 f5 2.g4 fxg4 3.e4 d5 4.Nc3

• Manhattan Gambit

  • A80Anti-Classical Line1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 e6 3.g4
  • A80Anti-Leningrad1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 g6 3.g4
  • A80Anti-Modern1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 d6 3.g4
  • A80Anti-Stonewall1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 d5 3.g4
• A80Omega-Isis Gambit1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 e5
• A80Raphael Variation1.d4 f5 2.Nc3
• A80Senechaud Gambit1.d4 f5 2.Bf4 e6 3.g4
• A80Spielmann Gambit1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g4
• A81Blackburne Variation1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nh3
• A81Fianchetto Attack1.d4 f5 2.g3
• A86Leningrad Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6
  A87Leningrad Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3
  • A81Carlsbad Variation1.d4 f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nh3
  • A88Warsaw Variation1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 c6
  • A89Matulovic Variation1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6

• Leningrad

  • A81Basman System1.d4 f5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O Nh6
• A81Semi-Leningrad Variation1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
• A82Blackmar’s Second Gambit1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3
• A82Staunton Gambit1.d4 f5 2.e4
  A83Staunton Gambit1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5
  • A82American Attack1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nd2
  • A82Tartakower Variation1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4
  • A83Alekhine Variation1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 g6 5.h4
  • A83Chigorin Variation1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6
  • A83Lasker Variation1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 g6 5.f3
  • A83Nimzowitsch Variation1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 b6
• A82Staunton Gambit Accepted1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4
• A84Bellon Gambit1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.e4
• A84Bladel Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Nh6
• A84Classical Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6
  A90Classical Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2
  A90Classical Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 d5 5.Nf3
  A91Classical Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7
  A92Classical Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O
  A96Classical Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6
  • A91Blackburne Attack1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nh3
  • A96Buenos Aires Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 a5
  • A96Huisl Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Ne4
  • A97Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8
    • A97Winter Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.Re1
    • A98Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.Qc2
    • A99Modern Main Line1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3
• A84Krause Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6
• A84Normal Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6
• A84Rubinstein Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3
• A85Queen’s Knight Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3
• A86Fianchetto Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3
• A86Hort-Antoshin System1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 d6 4.Bg2 c6 5.Nc3 Qc7
• A90Nimzo-Dutch Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Bb4+
  • A90Alekhine Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7
• A92Stonewall Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3
  A92Stonewall Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5
  A94Stonewall Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.b3 c6 8.Ba3
  A95Stonewall Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3 c6
  • A90Modern Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.O-O Bd6
  • A93Botvinnik Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.b3
  • A95Chekhover Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3 c6 8.Qc2 Qe8 9.Bg5
• A92Alekhine Variation1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Ne4

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