Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Classical Line
1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 e6 3. g4
The Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Classical Line is a chess opening classified as ECO A80, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 e6 3. g4. 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 38 times by this move order. White won 47%, 14% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 3… fxg4 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.34 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 3… fxg4 4. h3 g3 5. Qxg3 Nf6 6. Nf3)
- ECO
- A80
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 e6 3. g4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 23 | |
| 2000+ | 12 | |
| All | 38 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… fxg4 | 19 (50%) | |
| 3… g6 | 7 (18%) | |
| 3… d5 | 5 (13%) | |
| 3… d6 | 3 (8%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 2 (5%) | |
| 3… Qf6 | 1 (3%) | |
| 3… Ne7 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
15 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 60%, draw 27%, Black 13%). The strongest:
- IM M. Amin Tabatabaei (2507) – GM S.P. Sethuraman (2623) 0-1 · Aeroflot Open A 2017 · 2017-02-23
- GM Nikita Petrov (2561) – GM Sandipan Chanda (2486) 1/2-1/2 · World Rapid 2023 · 2023-12-27
- GM Bilel Bellahcene (2510) – FM Richard Bethke (2332) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 19th Jan · 2021-01-19
- GM Chongsheng Zeng (2538) – Daan In t Veld (2212) 1-0 · 20th HZ Open 2016 · 2016-08-07
- FM Alban Delorme (2282) – IM Anatole Vlachos (2454) 1-0 · 37th Avoine Open 2023 · 2023-07-24
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Classical Line and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- uhumbuheev (2532) – thunderstorm360 (2503) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- luis2345genial (2390) – baemothblind (2448) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 0s
- synapsid (2265) – Yatinkumar (2269) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Alapin Variation 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3
More Dutch Defense lines (all)
- Dutch Defense (1. d4 f5) 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-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.