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
The Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A93, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 7… c6 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.35 (Stockfish, depth 33; best line 7… c6 8. Qc2 Bd7 9. Nc3 Be8 10. Na4)
- ECO
- A93
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/ppp1b1pp/4pn2/3p1p2/2PP4/1P3NP1/P3PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 b - - 0 7- PGN
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… c6 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- GM Andy Woodward (2567) – GM David Paravyan (2589) 0-1 · Titled Tue 10th Jun Late · 2025-06-10
Highest-rated Lichess games
- SnackinH (1860) – charcolino (1842) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation (6. O-O d5) 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5
Continuations
- Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation (7… c6 8. Ba3) A94 · 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
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.