Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Huisl Variation
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Ne4
The Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Huisl Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A96, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Ne4. 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 2 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 8. Nxe4 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.53 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 8. Rb1 a5 9. Qd3 d5 10. Ne5 c6)
- ECO
- A96
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/ppp1b1pp/3pp3/5p2/2PPn3/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 2 8- PGN
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Ne4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Nxe4 | 1 (50%) | |
| 8. Qc2 | 1 (50%) |
Master games
7 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 14%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- FM Tobias Voege (2296) – GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (2611) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 1st Feb A · 2022-02-01
- FM Joshua Christie (2272) – IM Raja Panjwani (2452) 1/2-1/2 · Orjan Lindroth Mem 2024 · 2024-06-09
- FM Mikhail Yashmetov (2323) – CM Paulo Jodorcovsky Werjivker (2220) 1-0 · Titled Tue 10th Jan Late · 2023-01-10
- FM Denis Garrido (2205) – CM Manfred Brod (2179) 1-0 · Titled Tue 18th Apr Late · 2023-04-18
- FM Tejas Rama (2255) – WCM Dong Khanh Linh (1926) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Aug Early · 2023-08-08
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- TomasI_25 (2222) – pronin111 (2234) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 5s
- riquelme3579 (2106) – BukanAtlet (2246) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation (6. O-O d6) 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6
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.