Dutch Defense: Spielmann Gambit
1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g4
The Dutch Defense: Spielmann Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A80, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 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 20 times by this move order. White won 70%, 0% were drawn and Black won 30%. The most popular continuation is 3… fxg4 (25% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.18 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 3… d5 4. Bg2 fxg4 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Qd3)
- ECO
- A80
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 7 | |
| 2000+ | 12 | |
| All | 20 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… fxg4 | 5 (25%) | |
| 3… Nxg4 | 5 (25%) | |
| 3… d5 | 5 (25%) | |
| 3… e6 | 4 (20%) | |
| 3… g6 | 1 (5%) |
Master games
17 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 53%, draw 6%, Black 41%). The strongest:
- GM Luca Jr Moroni (2558) – IM Anatole Vlachos (2461) 1-0 · Titled Tue 13th Aug Early · 2024-08-13
- GM Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez (2335) – GM Mihail Marin (2522) 0-1 · CellaVision Cup 2019 · 2019-08-04
- GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2608) – WFM Nguyen Hong Nhung (2160) 1-0 · Titled Tue 24th Sep Late · 2024-09-24
- FM Facundo Vazquez (2393) – WIM Zsoka Gaal (2328) 1-0 · Titled Tue 4th Jul Early · 2023-07-04
- FM Mario Gavilan Diaz (2259) – IM Dmitriy Kushko (2444) 1-0 · Titled Tue 24th Sep Early · 2024-09-24
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Spielmann Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3
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.