Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Modern
1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 d6 3. g4
The Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Modern is a chess opening classified as ECO A80, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 d6 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 11 times by this move order. White won 55%, 0% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 3… fxg4 (82% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.43 (Stockfish, depth 47; best line 3… fxg4 4. h3 Nf6 5. hxg4 Bxg4 6. Bg5)
- ECO
- A80
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 d6 3. g4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 8 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 11 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… fxg4 | 9 (82%) | |
| 3… g6 | 2 (18%) |
Master games
17 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 12%, Black 53%). The strongest:
- FM Ivan Zemlyanskii (2530) – GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2501) 0-1 · Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early · 2024-04-02
- CM Enrique Fernando Asensio Ramos (2216) – GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2482) 0-1 · Titled Tue 15th Apr Early · 2025-04-15
- FM Ivan Zemlyanskii (2237) – FM Konstantin Peyrer (2393) 1-0 · chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw · 2022-11-12
- FM Ivan Zemlyanskii (2530) – Aakaash Meduri (1962) 1-0 · Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early · 2024-04-23
- FM Aran Kohler (2020) – IM Vilka Sipila (2426) 0-1 · Titled Tue 24th Oct Early · 2023-10-24
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Modern and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Ragnarok_Gms_Fallen (2222) – Maiorov_Nikita (2273) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Rubin_game (2045) – fricirics (2030) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 3s
- JoseElverArturo (1990) – Javlonbek0506 (1995) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
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-Leningrad 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.