Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation
1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6
The Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A83, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6. It is a line of the Dutch Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 53 times by this move order. White won 49%, 0% were drawn and Black won 51%. The most popular continuation is 5. Bxf6 (68% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.33 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 5. f3 d5 6. fxe4 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 dxe4)
- ECO
- A83
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 15 | |
| 2000+ | 36 | |
| All | 53 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Bxf6 | 36 (68%) | |
| 5. f3 | 12 (23%) | |
| 5. d5 | 2 (4%) | |
| 5. Nxe4 | 1 (2%) | |
| 5. Bc4 | 1 (2%) | |
| 5. Qd2 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
204 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 18%, Black 39%). The strongest:
- GM Igor Miladinovic (2507) – GM Gata Kamsky (2659) 0-1 · Titled Tue 13th Jun Early · 2023-06-13
- IM Meri Arabidze (2428) – GM Mateusz Bartel (2648) 1/2-1/2 · Euro Online +2300 Day 2 · 2020-05-30
- IM Mohamed Ezat (2383) – GM Gata Kamsky (2641) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early · 2023-08-22
- GM Christopher Repka (2488) – GM Titas Stremavicius (2517) 1/2-1/2 · SPICE Cup Open 2020 · 2020-10-21
- FM Alexandros Papasimakopoulos (2328) – GM Gata Kamsky (2666) 0-1 · Titled Tue 1st Nov Early · 2022-11-01
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ButterFlyPerfect (2488) – FM Gransiurell (2378) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- NM nihilistiq (2452) – Fokin_A (2410) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- CM sanshiro (2476) – Cassius5171 (2334) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit (3… Nf6 4. Bg5) 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
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.