Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Stonewall
1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 d5 3. g4
The Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Stonewall is a chess opening classified as ECO A80, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 d5 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 18 times by this move order. White won 33%, 6% were drawn and Black won 61%. The most popular continuation is 3… fxg4 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.19 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 3… e5 4. dxe5 Nc6 5. gxf5 Nxe5 6. Qg3)
- ECO
- A80
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 d5 3. g4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 7 | |
| 2000+ | 11 | |
| All | 18 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… fxg4 | 6 (33%) | |
| 3… e6 | 6 (33%) | |
| 3… c5 | 2 (11%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 2 (11%) | |
| 3… e5 | 1 (6%) | |
| 3… g6 | 1 (6%) |
Master games
52 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 14%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- IM Bilel Bellahcene (2461) – GM Gata Kamsky (2673) 1-0 · GRENKE Chess Open 2016 · 2016-03-25
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2759) – FM Volkan Sevgi (2308) 1-0 · Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late · 2024-01-02
- GM M. Amin Tabatabaei (2643) – FM Danilenko, D. (2401) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 1st Feb A · 2022-02-01
- FM Pierre Barbot (2463) – FM Jiri Kociscak (2474) 1/2-1/2 · Mitropa Cup 2015 · 2015-06-16
- IM Aleksandr Ostrovskiy (2425) – IM Mihai-Lucian Grunberg (2401) 1-0 · Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am · 2020-08-04
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- MidnightFox (2423) – FM Aknok (2408) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- NKiss (2225) – Thorbiddles (2331) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- KIa5555 (2140) – FM DmitryK1 (2397) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 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-Modern 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.