Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+
The Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A90, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+. It is a line of the Dutch Defense. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 53 times by this move order. White won 47%, 2% were drawn and Black won 51%. The most popular continuation is 5. Bd2 (49% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.56 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 5. Nd2 a5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Be7)
- ECO
- A90
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 38 | |
| 2000+ | 12 | |
| All | 53 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Bd2 | 26 (49%) | |
| 5. Nc3 | 14 (26%) | |
| 5. Nd2 | 13 (25%) |
Master games
27 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 52%, draw 11%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- GM Irina Krush (2429) – GM Nana Dzagnidze (2524) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 26th May · 2020-05-26
- FM Sergey Kim (2295) – FM Jose Joaquin Bas Mas (2260) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 19th Apr Early · 2022-04-19
- FM Fernando Valenzuela Gomez (2393) – Joaquim Lacasta Palacio (2120) 1-0 · XX Foment Martinenc Open · 2018-05-19
- FM Alexander Khripachenko (2225) – FM Jose Joaquin Bas Mas (2260) 1-0 · Titled Tue 5th Apr Early · 2022-04-05
- FM Karsten Schuster (2283) – Elbert Fang (2130) 1-0 · Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late · 2024-10-22
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- Strategic_Dominance (2376) – Fivezero (2398) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- igorjelen (2359) – Reeze (2238) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- BankKing (2246) – pr0fil (2295) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation (3… e6 4. Bg2) 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2
Continuations
- Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation, Alekhine Variation A90 · 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7
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.