Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation (7… c6 8. Ba3)
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3 c6 8. Ba3
The Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A94, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3 c6 8. Ba3. It is a line of the Dutch Defense. Black is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +0.37 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 8… Ne4 9. e3 Nd7 10. Qc2 Bxa3 11. Nxa3)
- ECO
- A94
- Moves
- 15 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/pp2b1pp/2p1pn2/3p1p2/2PP4/BP3NP1/P3PPBP/RN1Q1RK1 b - - 1 8- PGN
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3 c6 8. Ba3
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Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- IM Simon Kuemin (2385) – Sebastian, Dr. Schmidt-Schaeffer (2368) 1-0 · TCh-SUI 2013 · 2013-09-07
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Comes from
Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3
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.