Dutch Defense (1. d4 f5)
1. d4 f5
The Dutch Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A80, reached after 1. d4 f5. White is to move. 11 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 65,217 times by this move order. White won 51%, 4% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 2. c4 (29% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.47 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. g3 Be7)
- ECO
- A80
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 16,805 | |
| 1500-1999 | 37,128 | |
| 2000+ | 11,284 | |
| All | 65,217 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. c4 Dutch Defense (1… f5 2. c4) | 19,058 (29%) | |
| 2. Bf4 | 12,009 (18%) | |
| 2. Nf3 | 10,172 (16%) | |
| 2. Nc3 Raphael Variation | 6,561 (10%) | |
| 2. e3 | 5,051 (8%) | |
| 2. e4 Staunton Gambit (1… f5 2. e4) | 3,181 (5%) | |
| 2. Bg5 Hopton Attack | 2,955 (5%) | |
| 2. g3 Fianchetto Attack | 1,768 (3%) |
Master games
6,615 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 21%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- AllieStein v0.7_dev-net_14.3 (3761) – Stoofvlees II a14 (3730) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 18 Premier 2020 · 2020-06-07
- Stoofvlees II a14 (3730) – AllieStein v0.7_dev-net_14.3 (3761) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 18 Premier 2020 · 2020-06-04
- rofChade 2.217 (3660) – Xiphos 0.6.1 (3717) 1/2-1/2 · 5th TCEC Cup 2020 · 2020-04-24
- Xiphos 0.6.1 (3717) – rofChade 2.217 (3660) 1/2-1/2 · 5th TCEC Cup 2020 · 2020-04-24
- LCZero 0.30-dag-9a9c42d_784968 (3599) – Stockfish dev16_20221027 (3625) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 23 Superfinal 2022 · 2022-11-05
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM gmbrewchess (2991) – Nana_jede_cevape (2850) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- GM cutemouse83 (2950) – Johnizard (2727) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- NM Andrey11976 (2812) – GM Niksss2023 (2817) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Continuations
- Dutch Defense (1… f5 2. c4) A84 · 1. d4 f5 2. c4
- Dutch Defense: Alapin Variation A80 · 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3
- Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack A81 · 1. d4 f5 2. g3
- Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack A80 · 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5
- Dutch Defense: Korchnoi Attack A80 · 1. d4 f5 2. h3
- Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit A80 · 1. d4 f5 2. g4
- Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation A80 · 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit (1… f5 2. e4) A82 · 1. d4 f5 2. e4
- Dutch Defense: Omega-Isis Gambit A80 · 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 e5
- Dutch Defense: Barcza Variation A80 · 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3
- Dutch Defense: Senechaud Gambit A80 · 1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 e6 3. g4
More Dutch Defense lines (all)
- Dutch Defense: Hevendehl Gambit A80
- Dutch Defense: Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit A80
- Dutch Defense: Kingfisher 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
- Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Stonewall A80
- Dutch Defense: Spielmann Gambit A80
- Dutch Defense: Blackburne Variation A81
- Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Carlsbad Variation A81
- Dutch Defense: Leningrad, Basman System A81
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.