Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov Attack, Dutch System
1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5
The Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov Attack, Dutch System is a chess opening classified as ECO A80, reached after 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5. It is a line of the Queen's Pawn Game. 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 289 times by this move order. White won 49%, 5% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 3. Bf4 (45% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.42 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6)
- ECO
- A80
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 60 | |
| 1500-1999 | 109 | |
| 2000+ | 120 | |
| All | 289 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Bf4 | 130 (45%) | |
| 3. Bg5 | 40 (14%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 33 (11%) | |
| 3. f3 | 32 (11%) | |
| 3. e4 Kingfisher Gambit | 15 (5%) | |
| 3. e3 | 10 (3%) | |
| 3. h3 | 7 (2%) | |
| 3. f4 | 6 (2%) |
Master games
722 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 23%, Black 31%). The strongest:
- PlentyChess6.0.14 (3588) – Stockfishdev-20250802-a37b38bd (3731) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 28 Premier 2025 · 2025-08-23
- Stockfishdev-20250802-a37b38bd (3731) – PlentyChess6.0.14 (3588) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 28 Premier 2025 · 2025-08-23
- Ethereal 14.24 (3535) – KomodoDragon 3.2 (3587) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- KomodoDragon 3.2 (3587) – Ethereal 14.24 (3535) 1-0 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- GM Boris Gelfand (2755) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2784) 1/2-1/2 · 8th Tal Mem Blitz · 2013-06-12
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov Attack, Dutch System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- masimagi (2642) – IM Angelicanmade (2479) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- GM AtalikS (2637) – Mettigel (2474) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- GM double11 (2619) – Kotov1986 (2392) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3
Continuations
- Dutch Defense: Kingfisher Gambit A80 · 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4
More Queen's Pawn Game lines (all)
- Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4) A40
- Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening A40
- Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense A40
- Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d6) A41
- Queen's Pawn Game: Rossolimo Variation A41
- Queen's Pawn Game: Liedmann Gambit A43
- Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation (2. Nc3 d5) A45
- Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov, Richter Attack A45
- Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Breyer Variation A46
- Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov Attack, Classical Defense A46
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack (3… d5 4. Bf4) A48
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack (4. Bf4 Bg7) A48
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.