Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit (1… f5 2. e4)
1. d4 f5 2. e4
The Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A82, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. e4. It is a line of the Dutch Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 3,181 times by this move order. White won 56%, 4% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 2… fxe4 (73% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 2… fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 5. Bc4)
- ECO
- A82
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 434 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,725 | |
| 2000+ | 1,022 | |
| All | 3,181 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… fxe4 Staunton Gambit Accepted | 2,312 (73%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 369 (12%) | |
| 2… e6 | 200 (6%) | |
| 2… d6 | 182 (6%) | |
| 2… d5 | 41 (1%) | |
| 2… g6 | 32 (1%) | |
| 2… f4 | 13 (0%) | |
| 2… e5 | 8 (0%) |
Master games
61 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 64%, draw 5%, Black 31%). The strongest:
- GM Elina Danielian (2385) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2776) 0-1 · chess.com Speed 2019 · 2019-09-04
- WGM Daria Voit (2343) – GM Djurabek Khamrakulov (2514) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 2nd June · 2020-06-02
- GM Klementy Sychev (2547) – FM Inigo Martin Alvarez (2299) 1-0 · Titled Tue 9th Aug Early · 2022-08-09
- FM Evgeny V. Melikhov (2292) – IM Leonid Nozdrachev (2367) 1-0 · Titled Tue 19th Apr Late · 2022-04-19
- GM Salvador Gabriel Del Rio De Angelis (2547) – Joaquin Sevillano Garcia (1963) 1-0 · 30th Andorra Open · 2012-07-21
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM gmbrewchess (2991) – Nana_jede_cevape (2850) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- ChessElation94 (2719) – GM Niksss2023 (2774) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- BishopAndSons (2670) – Johnizard (2695) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Dutch Defense (1. d4 f5) 1. d4 f5
Continuations
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted A82 · 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4
More Dutch Defense lines (all)
- 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
- Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Modern 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.