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For Dutch Defense, start at the first position and step through the moves rather than memorizing the final board. After each move, look for the piece that moved and the squares it now influences. The same opening name can cover several branches, so use the selected line’s move order as your reference.
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An ECO code groups opening lines, not one forced position. Step through legal notation from the CC0 Lichess dataset. This is a study viewer, without engine evaluation or a claim that a line is best.
The board shows one representative line for each ECO code. All collected branches and their PGN moves remain listed below.
1. d4 f5
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A80 · Dutch Defense
19 PGN · 19 FEN
- Dutch Defense:
1. d4 f5 - Dutch Defense: Alapin Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 - Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack:
1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 - Dutch Defense: Korchnoi Attack:
1. d4 f5 2. h3 - Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit:
1. d4 f5 2. g4 - Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 - Dutch Defense: Hevendehl Gambit:
1. d4 f5 2. g4 e5 - Dutch Defense: Omega-Isis Gambit:
1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 e5 - Dutch Defense: Barcza Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 - Dutch Defense: Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit:
1. d4 f5 2. h3 Nf6 3. g4 - Dutch Defense: Kingfisher Gambit:
1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4 - Dutch Defense: Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Classical Line:
1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 e6 3. g4
A81 · Dutch Defense
5 PGN · 5 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack:
1. d4 f5 2. g3 - Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 - Dutch Defense: Blackburne Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nh3 - Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Carlsbad Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nh3 - Dutch Defense: Leningrad, Basman System:
1. d4 f5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O Nh6
A82 · Dutch Defense
6 PGN · 6 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit:
1. d4 f5 2. e4 - Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted:
1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 - Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, American Attack:
1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nd2 - Dutch Defense: Blackmar's Second Gambit:
1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 - Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Tartakower Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g4 - Rat Defense: Balogh Defense:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 f5
A84 · Dutch Defense
7 PGN · 7 FEN
- Dutch Defense:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 - Dutch Defense: Classical Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 - Dutch Defense: Normal Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 - Dutch Defense: Bellon Gambit:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. e4 - Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 - Dutch Defense: Bladel Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Nh6 - Dutch Defense: Krause Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6
A85 · Dutch Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3
A87 · Dutch Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3
A88 · Dutch Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6
A89 · Dutch Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nc6
A91 · Dutch Defense
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Classical Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 - Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Blackburne Attack:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nh3
A92 · Dutch Defense
4 PGN · 4 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Classical Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O - Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Ne4 - Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 - Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3
A94 · Dutch Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3 c6 8. Ba3
A95 · Dutch Defense
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 c6 - Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Chekhover Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qc2 Qe8 9. Bg5
A96 · Dutch Defense
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Classical Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 - Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Buenos Aires Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 a5 - Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Huisl Variation:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Ne4
A98 · Dutch Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Qc2
A99 · Dutch Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. b3
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