Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation (4… Bg7 5. Nf3)
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3
The Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A87, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3. 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 75 times by this move order. White won 44%, 8% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 5… O-O (71% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.54 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 5… O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qc2)
- ECO
- A87
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 25 | |
| 2000+ | 47 | |
| All | 75 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… O-O | 53 (71%) | |
| 5… d6 | 19 (25%) | |
| 5… c6 | 3 (4%) |
Master games
339 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 39%, draw 22%, Black 39%). The strongest:
- AllieSteinv0.8-120f959_PS1.7 (3543) – KomodoDragon2747.00 (3582) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Premier 2021 · 2021-07-04
- KomodoDragon2747.00 (3582) – AllieSteinv0.8-120f959_PS1.7 (3543) 1-0 · TCEC 21 Premier 2021 · 2021-07-02
- GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2744) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2820) 1-0 · 77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015-01-15
- GM Vasif Durarbayli (2638) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2766) 0-1 · Chess.com RCC Wk14 Swiss · 2022-05-14
- GM Xiangzhi Bu (2715) – GM Shanglei Lu (2607) 0-1 · ch-CHN Rapid 2016 · 2016-08-25
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation (3. g3 g6) 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6
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.