Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Nimzowitsch Variation
1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 b6
The Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Nimzowitsch Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A83, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 b6. 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 20 times by this move order. White won 55%, 0% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 5. Bxf6 (70% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.79 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 5. f3 e3 6. Qc1 Ba6 7. Bxa6 Nxa6)
- ECO
- A83
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 b6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 8 | |
| 2000+ | 11 | |
| All | 20 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Bxf6 | 14 (70%) | |
| 5. f3 | 4 (20%) | |
| 5. d5 | 1 (5%) | |
| 5. h4 | 1 (5%) |
Master games
14 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 28%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- IM Luis Rojas Keim (2408) – Teodoro Asensio Linan (2199) 1/2-1/2 · II U.E. Montcada Closed 2014 · 2014-02-13
- GM Radoslaw Jedynak (2341) – Damian Balinski (2163) 1-0 · PGNiG TERMIKA POL Blitz · 2021-07-18
- Juan Camilo Torres (2317) – Carlos Crespo Hidalgo (2113) 1/2-1/2 · III ITT JAHV McGREGOR · 2012-12-14
- Jannik Sundorf (2170) – Stephan Brem (2121) 1-0 · Sparkassen Open A · 2012-07-21
- IM Alberto Barp (2361) – Aakaash Meduri (1925) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 16th Feb · 2021-02-16
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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.