Dutch Defense: Kingfisher Gambit
1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4
The Dutch Defense: Kingfisher Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A80, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 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 15 times by this move order. White won 53%, 7% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 3… dxe4 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.07 (Stockfish, depth 31; best line 3… dxe4 4. Bg5 Nf6 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bxf6)
- ECO
- A80
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| 2000+ | 7 | |
| All | 15 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… dxe4 | 10 (67%) | |
| 3… fxe4 | 4 (27%) | |
| 3… e6 | 1 (7%) |
Master games
7 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 29%, draw 42%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- IM Yair Parkhov (2434) – GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2604) 1/2-1/2 · Speed Chess GP3 2021 · 2021-10-02
- Przemyslaw Koc (2346) – FM Bartlomiej Niedbala (2379) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 19th May · 2020-05-19
- FM Tautvydas Vedrickas (2309) – FM Henrikas Asauskas (2248) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-LTU 2025 · 2025-01-25
- Joao Carlos Mazzini Juliano (1961) – IM Luis Ernesto Rodi (2346) 0-1 · 2nd Floripa Open 2016 · 2016-01-17
- Andrei-Mihai Bonte (2319) – Miruna-Daria Lehaci (1758) 1-0 · 25th Seacoast Trophy 2015 · 2015-06-28
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Kingfisher Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov Attack, Dutch System 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5
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: 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
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.