Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6
The Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A88, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6. 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 16 times by this move order. White won 38%, -1% were drawn and Black won 63%. The most popular continuation is 8. Qc2 (31% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.49 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 8. d5 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Na6)
- ECO
- A88
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 16 | |
| All | 16 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Qc2 | 5 (31%) | |
| 8. d5 | 4 (25%) | |
| 8. b3 | 3 (19%) | |
| 8. Rb1 | 2 (13%) | |
| 8. Re1 | 1 (6%) | |
| 8. Qb3 | 1 (6%) |
Master games
325 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 37%, draw 31%, Black 32%). The strongest:
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2835) – GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2778) 1-0 · Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020-04-29
- GM Liren Ding (2791) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2736) 1/2-1/2 · Chessable Masters Final 8 · 2020-06-26
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2766) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2757) 1-0 · chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017 · 2018-08-07
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2766) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2757) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017 · 2018-08-07
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2766) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2757) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017 · 2018-08-07
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM AtalikS (2648) – Figurenklotz (2466) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Roberon (2387) – Sasap64 (2368) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 300 + 0s
- hillyrrr (2405) – samaraB7 (2343) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 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.