A81: Dutch defence

1. d4 f5 2. g3

Dutch defence

A81 Sub-variants:

Dutch defence
1. d4 f5 2. g3

Dutch defence, Blackburne variation
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nh3

Dutch defence
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6

Dutch, Leningrad, Basman system
1. d4 f5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 c6 5. O-O Nh6

Dutch, Leningrad, Karlsbad variation
1. d4 f5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nh3

Overview

Games on Database:

12493

Last Played:

Jun 2026

Overall score:

42.1%

32.9%

24.9%

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Played frequently by:

White
Peter Lukacs	40 games
Igor Khenkin	34 games
Pia Cramling	31 games

Black
Vladimir P Malaniuk	153 games
Thanh Trang Hoang	79 games
Oscar De la Riva Aguado	62 games

Possible continuations:

2... Nf6

10817

41.4 %

33.6 %

25 %

2... g6

1065

46.7 %

29.2 %

24.1 %

2... e6

429

47.1 %

28.9 %

24 %

2... d6

42.9 %

27.5 %

29.7 %

2... d5

45 %

28.3 %

26.7 %

2... c6

61.1 %

33.3 %

2... b6

57.1 %

14.3 %

28.6 %

2... c5

60 %

20 %