Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Leningrad
1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 g6 3. g4
The Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Leningrad is a chess opening classified as ECO A80, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 g6 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 5 times by this move order. White won 80%, 0% were drawn and Black won 20%. The most popular continuation is 3… d6 (60% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.33 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 3… fxg4 4. h3 Nc6 5. Bg5 d5 6. Nc3)
- ECO
- A80
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 g6 3. g4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 5 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… d6 | 3 (60%) | |
| 3… fxg4 | 2 (40%) |
Master games
5 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 80%, draw 20%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- CM Enrique Fernando Asensio Ramos (2227) – WFM Cyrielle Monpeurt (2172) 1-0 · Titled Tue 4th Mar Early · 2025-03-04
- CM Enrique Fernando Asensio Ramos (2215) – WFM Guldona Karimova (2070) 1-0 · Titled Tue 11th Jun Early · 2024-06-11
- Stefan Arnalds (1943) – Patrekur Maron Magnusson (2059) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-ISL Div 2 2018-19 · 2018-11-09
- Scott Mulligan (2006) – Benjamin Halvorsen (1767) 1-0 · Irish International Open · 2019-04-19
- Isaque Goncalves Santos (1996) – Wilton Yokomizo (1395) 1-0 · Sampa Chess Open 2024 · 2024-01-31
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- BetoUNI (2116) – Alexander_Savchenko (2311) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- hhhidalgo (2030) – Adi_The_Chess_Master (2012) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- tomito888 (1981) – xgravity (1993) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 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-Classical Line 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.