ECO family guide
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 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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| Rating band | Games | White / draw / Black | Score for black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1400-1600 | 3,411,401 | 50.3% / 3.5% / 46.2% | 47.9% |
| 1600-1800 | 5,027,241 | 49.5% / 3.9% / 46.5% | 48.5% |
| 1800-2000 | 5,676,330 | 49.7% / 4.7% / 45.7% | 48.0% |
| 2000+ | 4,990,338 | 50.0% / 6.0% / 44.0% | 47.0% |
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 Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3
- A80Barcza Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3
- A80Hevendehl Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.g4 e5
- A80Hopton Attack — 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5
- A80Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.h3 Nf6 3.g4
- A80Kingfisher Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4
- A80Korchnoi Attack — 1.d4 f5 2.h3
- A80Krejcik Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.g4
- A80Tate Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.g4 fxg4 3.e4 d5 4.Nc3
Manhattan Gambit
- A80Anti-Classical Line — 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 e6 3.g4
- A80Anti-Leningrad — 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 g6 3.g4
- A80Anti-Modern — 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 d6 3.g4
- A80Anti-Stonewall — 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 d5 3.g4
- A80Omega-Isis Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 e5
- A80Raphael Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3
- A80Senechaud Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4 e6 3.g4
- A80Spielmann Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g4
- A81Blackburne Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nh3
- A81Fianchetto Attack — 1.d4 f5 2.g3
- A86Leningrad Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6A87Leningrad Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3
- A81Carlsbad Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nh3
- A88Warsaw Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 c6
- A89Matulovic Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6
Leningrad
- A81Basman System — 1.d4 f5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O Nh6
- A81Semi-Leningrad Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- A82Blackmar's Second Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3
- A82Staunton Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.e4A83Staunton Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5
- A82American Attack — 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nd2
- A82Tartakower Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4
- A83Alekhine Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 g6 5.h4
- A83Chigorin Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6
- A83Lasker Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 g6 5.f3
- A83Nimzowitsch Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 b6
- A82Staunton Gambit Accepted — 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4
- A84Bellon Gambit — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.e4
- A84Bladel Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Nh6
- A84Classical Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6A90Classical Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2A90Classical Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 d5 5.Nf3A91Classical Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7A92Classical Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-OA96Classical Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6
- A91Blackburne Attack — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nh3
- A96Buenos Aires Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 a5
- A96Huisl Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Ne4
- A97Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8
- A97Winter Variation — 1.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 Line — 1.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 Line — 1.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 Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6
- A84Normal Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6
- A84Rubinstein Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3
- A85Queen's Knight Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3
- A86Fianchetto Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3
- A86Hort-Antoshin System — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 d6 4.Bg2 c6 5.Nc3 Qc7
- A90Nimzo-Dutch Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Bb4+
- A90Alekhine Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7
- A92Stonewall Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3A92Stonewall Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5A94Stonewall Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.b3 c6 8.Ba3A95Stonewall Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3 c6
- A90Modern Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.O-O Bd6
- A93Botvinnik Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.b3
- A95Chekhover Variation — 1.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 Variation — 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Ne4
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