Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, American Attack
1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nd2
The Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, American Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A82, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nd2. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 3… Nf6 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.57 (Stockfish, depth 29; best line 3… d5 4. f3 Nf6 5. c3 c5 6. fxe4)
- ECO
- A82
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nd2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Nf6 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- IM Eric Rosen (2344) – IM Mykola Bortnyk (2421) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Jul Late · 2023-07-11
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- ClaudeHorn (1492) – kayukovzakhar (1594) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4
More Dutch Defense lines (all)
- Dutch Defense (1. d4 f5) A80
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- 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.