Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack

1. d4 f5 2. g3

Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack after 1. d4 f5 2. g3 87654321abcdefgh

The Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A81, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. g3. It is a line of the Dutch Defense. Black is to move. 4 named lines continue from this position.

In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,768 times by this move order. White won 53%, 5% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nf6 (77% of games).

Engine evaluation: +0.44 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 2… e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. c4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2)

ECO
A81
Moves
3 plies
FEN
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PGN
1. d4 f5 2. g3

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Results by rating

Average ratingGamesWhite / draw / Black
0-149916958%40%
1500-199986050%45%
2000+73955%39%
All1,76853%42%

Most played moves

MoveGamesWhite / draw / Black
2… Nf61,360 (77%)52%42%
2… e6230 (13%)54%42%
2… g662 (4%)58%40%
2… d562 (4%)63%35%
2… d613 (1%)46%46%
2… b612 (1%)25%67%
2… Nc610 (1%)80%
2… c69 (1%)67%22%

Master games

2,190 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 23%, Black 30%). The strongest:

Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack and its sub-variations

Highest-rated Lichess games

Comes from

Dutch Defense (1. d4 f5) 1. d4 f5

Continuations

More Dutch Defense lines (all)

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.