Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation

1. Nf3 f5

Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation after 1. Nf3 f5 87654321abcdefgh

The Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A04, reached after 1. Nf3 f5. It is a line of the Zukertort Opening. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.

In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 6,129 times by this move order. White won 51%, 4% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 2. d4 (31% of games).

Engine evaluation: +0.54 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6)

ECO
A04
Moves
2 plies
FEN
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PGN
1. Nf3 f5

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Results by rating

Average ratingGamesWhite / draw / Black
0-14991,18152%44%
1500-19992,83349%46%
2000+2,11552%43%
All6,12951%45%

Most played moves

MoveGamesWhite / draw / Black
2. d41,898 (31%)50%46%
2. g31,274 (21%)53%42%
2. c4706 (12%)51%43%
2. d3645 (11%)55%41%
2. e4
Lisitsyn Gambit		456 (7%)51%47%
2. Nc3364 (6%)47%49%
2. e3284 (5%)45%48%
2. b3272 (4%)46%49%

Master games

6,580 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 21%, Black 32%). The strongest:

Search all games of the Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation and its sub-variations

Highest-rated Lichess games

Comes from

Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3) 1. Nf3

Continuations

More Zukertort Opening lines (all)

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.