Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation, Alekhine Variation
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7
The Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation, Alekhine Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A90, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7. 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 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 6. Nc3 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.47 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 6. Nc3 d5 7. Nf3 c6 8. Qc2 Ne4)
- ECO
- A90
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Nc3 | 1 (50%) | |
| 6. Nf3 | 1 (50%) |
Master games
5 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 60%, draw 0%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- GM Marin Bosiocic (2563) – Aleksandar Simic (2312) 1-0 · 24th Premier League BIH · 2026-09-05
- FM Petr Palachev (2317) – FM Jose Joaquin Bas Mas (2260) 1-0 · Titled Tue 19th Apr Early · 2022-04-19
- FM Sergey Kim (2295) – IM Jose A. Hernandez Izquierdo (2223) 1-0 · Titled Tue 3rd Jun Early · 2025-06-03
- Boda Gyaneshwar (1947) – Mrittika Mallick (2086) 0-1 · 4th Vojvodina Open 2026 · 2026-06-27
- Jahjush Sahiti (1957) – Bitici, G. (1750) 0-1 · Prishtina Int Open 2026 · 2026-06-14
Highest-rated Lichess games
- igorjelen (2359) – Reeze (2238) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- Alexudal1234 (2079) – kurdvi (2068) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+
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.