Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit (3… Nf6 4. Bg5)
1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
The Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A83, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5. It is a line of the Dutch Defense. Black is to move. 4 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 993 times by this move order. White won 56%, 4% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 4… g6 (27% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 4… g6 5. Bc4 d5 6. Bxf6 exf6 7. Bxd5)
- ECO
- A83
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 31 | |
| 1500-1999 | 446 | |
| 2000+ | 516 | |
| All | 993 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… g6 | 271 (27%) | |
| 4… d5 | 250 (25%) | |
| 4… e6 | 188 (19%) | |
| 4… Nc6 | 172 (17%) | |
| 4… c6 Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation | 53 (5%) | |
| 4… b6 Staunton Gambit, Nimzowitsch Variation | 20 (2%) | |
| 4… d6 | 19 (2%) | |
| 4… h6 | 10 (1%) |
Master games
856 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 22%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) – Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-29
- Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) – Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-29
- IM Tuan Minh Le (2542) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2768) 0-1 · Titled Tue 6th Sep Early · 2022-09-06
- GM Pavel Ponkratov (2631) – GM Mateusz Bartel (2648) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 30th June · 2020-06-30
- GM Pavel Ponkratov (2631) – GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2629) 1-0 · PNWCC Online Blitz JP 14 · 2020-06-20
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ChessElation94 (2719) – GM Niksss2023 (2774) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Schmargendorf (2666) – Johnizard (2693) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- FM Superfm1 (2662) – CM JoeAssaad (2657) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4
Continuations
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation A83 · 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Nimzowitsch Variation A83 · 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 b6
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Alekhine Variation A83 · 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 5. h4
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Lasker Variation A83 · 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 5. f3
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.