Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Lasker Variation
1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 5. f3
The Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Lasker Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A83, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 5. f3. 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 69 times by this move order. White won 65%, 5% were drawn and Black won 30%. The most popular continuation is 5… exf3 (43% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.18 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 5… d5 6. Qd2 Nc6 7. O-O-O Bg7 8. h3)
- ECO
- A83
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 5. f3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 14 | |
| 2000+ | 55 | |
| All | 69 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… exf3 | 30 (43%) | |
| 5… d5 | 28 (41%) | |
| 5… e3 | 6 (9%) | |
| 5… Bg7 | 5 (7%) |
Master games
133 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 14%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- GM Tuan Minh Le (2567) – GM Gata Kamsky (2616) 1-0 · Titled Tue 12th Mar Early · 2024-03-12
- GM Tuan Minh Le (2598) – GM Arturs Neiksans (2558) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early · 2024-10-22
- IM Santiago Avila Pavas (2450) – GM Gata Kamsky (2657) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Feb Early · 2022-02-08
- IM Alberto Barp (2429) – GM Grigoriy Oparin (2675) 0-1 · Titled Tue 27th Dec Early · 2022-12-27
- IM Tuan Minh Le (2514) – GM Arturs Neiksans (2577) 1-0 · Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early · 2022-03-22
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Lasker Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
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- rusert13 (2474) – Schacheule65 (2413) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
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.