Sicilian Defense: Double-Dutch Gambit
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5 Nh6
The Sicilian Defense: Double-Dutch Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B27, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5 Nh6. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move.
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 4. d4 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +2.20 (Stockfish, depth 25; best line 4. d4 Nxf5 5. d5 g6 6. h4 h5)
- ECO
- B27
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5 Nh6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. d4 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 33%, Black 67%). The strongest:
- FM Stephane Crouan (2176) – IM Kamran Shirazi (2367) 0-1 · 14th Sautron Open 2014 · 2014-11-01
- WCM Sharma Isha (2062) – FM Milan D Markovic (2312) 1/2-1/2 · Orbis IM 2018 · 2018-07-15
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Double-Dutch Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Schluckauf (2173) – Eurostar (2197) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Brussels Gambit 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 f5
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit B20
- Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
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.