Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit, Tate Gambit
1. d4 f5 2. g4 fxg4 3. e4 d5 4. Nc3
The Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit, Tate Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A80, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. g4 fxg4 3. e4 d5 4. Nc3. 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 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 4… e5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.39 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 4… dxe4 5. Bg2 e5 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. Nxe4)
- ECO
- A80
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. g4 fxg4 3. e4 d5 4. Nc3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… e5 | 2 (100%) |
Master games
10 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 30%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2678) – GM Raunak Sadhwani (2545) 0-1 · PNWCC Bullet (1+1) 2020 · 2020-08-09
- GM Maxim Lugovskoy (2420) – GM Grigoriy Oparin (2652) 1-0 · Titled Tue 11th Aug · 2020-08-11
- IM Miran Oganian (2437) – GM Arturs Neiksans (2577) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early · 2022-03-22
- GM Maxim Lugovskoy (2464) – FM Sergey Savitskiy (2416) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-RUS Major League 2017 · 2017-05-03
- GM Maxim Lugovskoy (2466) – IM P.D.S. Girinath (2330) 0-1 · 5th IIFL Wealth Mumbai Op · 2020-01-06
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- Bispo_do_Rei (2103) – amoddevi (2045) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
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Comes from
Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit 1. d4 f5 2. g4
More Dutch Defense lines (all)
- Dutch Defense (1. d4 f5) A80
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- 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: 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.