Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted
1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4
The Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO A82, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4. It is a line of the Dutch Defense. White is to move. 4 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2,312 times by this move order. White won 55%, 4% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 3. Nc3 (68% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 5. Bc4 d5)
- ECO
- A82
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 269 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,206 | |
| 2000+ | 837 | |
| All | 2,312 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Nc3 | 1,563 (68%) | |
| 3. f3 | 456 (20%) | |
| 3. Qh5+ | 159 (7%) | |
| 3. Bc4 | 44 (2%) | |
| 3. Bg5 | 20 (1%) | |
| 3. d5 | 12 (1%) | |
| 3. c4 | 11 (0%) | |
| 3. Be3 | 10 (0%) |
Master games
113 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 12%, Black 41%). The strongest:
- IM Ilja Derjabin (2353) – GM Gata Kamsky (2658) 0-1 · Titled Tue 29th Mar Early · 2022-03-29
- IM Vojtech Plat (2531) – GM Alexander Potapov (2402) 1-0 · 28th Czech Rapid G1 2017 · 2017-07-19
- GM Klementy Sychev (2537) – WGM Deysi Cori T. (2391) 0-1 · Titled Tue 5th Apr Early · 2022-04-05
- IM Ilja Derjabin (2333) – GM Arturs Neiksans (2594) 0-1 · Titled Tue 20th Sep Early · 2022-09-20
- GM Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2536) – IM Georg Seul (2372) 0-1 · Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am · 2020-08-04
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM gmbrewchess (2991) – Nana_jede_cevape (2850) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
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Comes from
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit (1… f5 2. e4) 1. d4 f5 2. e4
Continuations
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, American Attack A82 · 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nd2
- Dutch Defense: Blackmar's Second Gambit A82 · 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit (3… Nf6 4. Bg5) A83 · 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Tartakower Variation A82 · 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g4
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.