Dutch Defense: Krause Variation
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6
The Dutch Defense: Krause Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A84, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6. 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 5 times by this move order. White won 40%, 0% were drawn and Black won 60%. The most popular continuation is 5. d5 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.82 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 5. d5 Ne5 6. g3 Nxf3+ 7. exf3 g6)
- ECO
- A84
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5 | |
| All | 5 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. d5 | 2 (40%) | |
| 5. e3 | 2 (40%) | |
| 5. Bg5 | 1 (20%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- Antonio Carlos Brasileiro (1766) – Alejandro David Jodorcovsky (1577) 0-1 · 5th Floripa Open 2019 · 2019-01-26
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Krause Variation and its sub-variations
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Comes from
Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3
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.