Dutch Defense: Bellon Gambit
1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. e4
The Dutch Defense: Bellon Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A84, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. e4. It is a line of the Dutch Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 28 times by this move order. White won 46%, 8% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 3… fxe4 (71% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.48 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 3… fxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f3 d5 6. cxd5)
- ECO
- A84
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 7 | |
| 1500-1999 | 15 | |
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 28 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… fxe4 | 20 (71%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 4 (14%) | |
| 3… Bb4+ | 2 (7%) | |
| 3… g6 | 1 (4%) | |
| 3… c6 | 1 (4%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- fsaman57 (2259) – SHUTnlk (2252) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- ArtemCorso (2233) – miles26 (2087) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- AhmadNGm (2073) – Bobdebilder4 (2100) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation (2. c4 e6) 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6
More Dutch Defense lines (all)
- Dutch Defense (1. d4 f5) A80
- Dutch Defense: Alapin Variation A80
- Dutch Defense: Barcza Variation A80
- Dutch Defense: Hevendehl Gambit A80
- Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack A80
- Dutch Defense: Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit A80
- Dutch Defense: Kingfisher Gambit A80
- Dutch Defense: Korchnoi Attack A80
- Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit A80
- Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit, Tate Gambit A80
- Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Classical Line A80
- Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Leningrad A80
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.