Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Dutch Variation
1. b3 f5
The Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Dutch Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A01, reached after 1. b3 f5. It is a line of the Nimzo-Larsen Attack. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,154 times by this move order. White won 53%, 4% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 2. Bb2 (92% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.47 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 b6)
- ECO
- A01
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. b3 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 273 | |
| 1500-1999 | 632 | |
| 2000+ | 249 | |
| All | 1,154 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Bb2 | 1,064 (92%) | |
| 2. e3 | 23 (2%) | |
| 2. g3 | 17 (1%) | |
| 2. Ba3 | 9 (1%) | |
| 2. Nc3 | 7 (1%) | |
| 2. e4 | 7 (1%) | |
| 2. Nf3 | 6 (1%) | |
| 2. c4 | 4 (0%) |
Master games
263 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 56%, draw 13%, Black 31%). The strongest:
- GM Nihal Sarin (2620) – GM Mateusz Bartel (2638) 1-0 · Chess.com Bullet Open 2 · 2020-12-19
- GM Yifan Hou (2653) – GM Mariya Muzychuk (2545) 1-0 · 1st Silk Road Blitz 2016 · 2016-07-21
- GM Narayanan S L (2695) – IM Meri Arabidze (2458) 1-0 · Titled Tue 5th Mar Early · 2024-03-05
- GM Jan Subelj (2498) – GM Jeffery Xiong (2646) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 24th Sep Late · 2024-09-24
- GM Maxime Lagarde (2651) – IM Lars Oskar Hauge (2493) 1-0 · PRO League Group Stage · 2020-01-15
Search all games of the Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Dutch Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM DaniloBesedes (2595) – GM sillyMASTER (2828) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- AlwaysLookingForMore (2677) – Towser1 (2683) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- AlwaysLookingForMore (2677) – July16Q (2668) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1. b3
Continuations
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Ringelbach Gambit A01 · 1. b3 f5 2. Bb2 e6 3. e4
More Nimzo-Larsen Attack lines (all)
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation (1. b3 d5) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English Variation A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Graz Attack A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Variation A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (1. b3 e5) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (2. Bb2 Nc6) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (2… Nc6 3. e3) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (3. c4 Nf6) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Pachman Gambit A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Polish Variation A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Spike Variation A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Symmetrical Variation A01
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.