Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation
1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Bd6
The Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A90, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Bd6. 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 9 times by this move order. White won 67%, 0% were drawn and Black won 33%. The most popular continuation is 7. Nc3 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.41 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Bf4 Be7 9. Nd2 Nxe5)
- ECO
- A90
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rnbqk2r/pp4pp/2pbpn2/3p1p2/2PP4/5NP1/PP2PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 2 7- PGN
1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Bd6
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 9 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Nc3 | 3 (33%) | |
| 7. b3 | 3 (33%) | |
| 7. Bg5 | 2 (22%) | |
| 7. Nbd2 | 1 (11%) |
Master games
6 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 50%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- IM Valeriy Grinev (2422) – FM Timur Radionov (2200) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 28th May Late · 2024-05-28
- CM Augustinas Bazilius (2073) – FM Ivan Martic (2294) 1-0 · Titled Tue 25th Apr Late · 2023-04-25
- CM Samuel Stephen Noble S (2011) – IM Jaime Jose Romero Barreto (2323) 1-0 · 26th Sant Marti Open 2026 · 2026-07-14
- Tsveta Galunova (2160) – Hristodoulaki, A. (1986) 1/2-1/2 · 44th TCh-GRE 2016 · 2016-07-06
- WFM Svetlana Vifleemskaia (2108) – Velichko, T. (1883) 1/2-1/2 · Moscow Open B 2016 · 2016-02-04
Search all games of the Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- grossmaster_player (2200) – Kodam123 (2195) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Blasin (2142) – D4Theory (2097) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- chilufyaDm (2078) – chabu04 (2128) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation (2. c4 e6) 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6
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.