Dutch Defense: Korchnoi Attack
1. d4 f5 2. h3
The Dutch Defense: Korchnoi Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A80, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. h3. It is a line of the Dutch Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 607 times by this move order. White won 57%, 3% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nf6 (69% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.30 (Stockfish, depth 59; best line 2… Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2)
- ECO
- A80
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. h3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 94 | |
| 1500-1999 | 363 | |
| 2000+ | 150 | |
| All | 607 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nf6 | 416 (69%) | |
| 2… e6 | 82 (14%) | |
| 2… d5 | 44 (7%) | |
| 2… g6 | 31 (5%) | |
| 2… d6 | 17 (3%) | |
| 2… b6 | 6 (1%) | |
| 2… c5 | 2 (0%) | |
| 2… h5 | 2 (0%) |
Master games
127 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 34%, draw 24%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2731) – IM Anatole Vlachos (2482) 1-0 · Titled Tue 16th Apr Early · 2024-04-16
- GM Roman Ovetchkin (2521) – GM Ernesto Inarkiev (2666) 0-1 · Tikhookeansky Meridian 2014 · 2014-07-20
- GM Boris Grachev (2666) – IM Pavel Potapov (2477) 1/2-1/2 · ch-RUS Rapid 2015 · 2015-05-13
- GM Boris Grachev (2654) – GM Pavel Potapov (2479) 1/2-1/2 · ch-RUS Blitz 2017 · 2017-10-02
- IM Vasily Usmanov (2450) – GM David Anton Guijarro (2642) 1/2-1/2 · World Blitz 2018 · 2018-12-29
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Korchnoi Attack and its sub-variations
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Comes from
Dutch Defense (1. d4 f5) 1. d4 f5
Continuations
- Dutch Defense: Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit A80 · 1. d4 f5 2. h3 Nf6 3. g4
More Dutch Defense lines (all)
- Dutch Defense: Alapin Variation A80
- Dutch Defense: Barcza Variation A80
- Dutch Defense: Hevendehl Gambit A80
- Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack A80
- Dutch Defense: Kingfisher Gambit 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
- Dutch Defense: Omega-Isis Gambit 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.