Dutch Defense: Bladel Variation
1. d4 f5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Nh6
The Dutch Defense: Bladel Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A84, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Nh6. It is a line of the Dutch Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 14 times by this move order. White won 43%, 14% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 4. e4 (29% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.01 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. exf5 Bxf5)
- ECO
- A84
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Nh6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 5 | |
| All | 14 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. e4 | 4 (29%) | |
| 4. e3 | 3 (21%) | |
| 4. Bf4 | 2 (14%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 2 (14%) | |
| 4. b4 | 1 (7%) | |
| 4. h4 | 1 (7%) | |
| 4. g3 | 1 (7%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 100%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- Palle Nielsen (1778) – Anton Thaler (2037) 1/2-1/2 · Xtracon Chess Open 2016 · 2016-07-24
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Bladel Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Viper78 (2083) – Kursifiks (2017) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
- jalaloo (2017) – Kursifiks (2027) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
- sangkatuah (2001) – Kursifiks (2019) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Dutch Defense (1… f5 2. c4) 1. d4 f5 2. c4
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.