Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack
1. d4 f5 2. Bg5
The Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A80, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5. 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 2,955 times by this move order. White won 55%, 4% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nf6 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.37 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 2… h6 3. Bh4 g5 4. Bg3 Bg7 5. e3)
- ECO
- A80
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. Bg5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 394 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,689 | |
| 2000+ | 872 | |
| All | 2,955 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nf6 | 1,181 (40%) | |
| 2… h6 | 851 (29%) | |
| 2… g6 | 468 (16%) | |
| 2… d5 | 139 (5%) | |
| 2… c6 | 75 (3%) | |
| 2… d6 | 75 (3%) | |
| 2… b6 | 60 (2%) | |
| 2… c5 | 37 (1%) |
Master games
2,919 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 18%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.28-dev+_69626 (3623) – Stockfish 14_202107131735 (3639) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Superfinal 2021 · 2021-07-23
- Stockfish 14_202107131735 (3639) – LCZero 0.28-dev+_69626 (3623) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Superfinal 2021 · 2021-07-23
- LCZero 0.30-dag-a9b25c2b-BT2-3 (3598) – Stockfish dev-20230409-b36d39d (3639) 1-0 · TCEC 24 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-04-25
- Stockfish dev-20230409-b36d39d (3639) – LCZero 0.30-dag-a9b25c2b-BT2-3 (3598) 1-0 · TCEC 24 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-04-25
- Stockfish 20210113 (3601) – LCZero 0.27.0d-Tilps-dje-magic_JH.94-100 (3586) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Superfinal 2020 · 2021-01-18
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM cutemouse83 (2950) – Johnizard (2727) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- GM cutemouse83 (2918) – CM JoeAssaad (2654) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Cann_Karo (2735) – Johnizard (2728) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Dutch Defense (1. d4 f5) 1. d4 f5
More Dutch Defense lines (all)
- Dutch Defense: Alapin Variation A80
- Dutch Defense: Barcza Variation A80
- Dutch Defense: Hevendehl Gambit 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
- Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Modern A80
- Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Stonewall 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.