Openings/Dutch Defense
Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation A81
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6
2,570 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 33%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 1,224 | 38% 35% 27% | 2313 | 2026 |
| c4 | 466 | 34% 36% 31% | 2274 | 2026 |
| Nh3 | 373 | 45% 30% 25% | 2272 | 2026 |
| c3 | 244 | 42% 32% 25% | 2276 | 2026 |
| Nd2 | 107 | 42% 33% 25% | 2342 | 2026 |
| b3 | 72 | 38% 25% 38% | 2282 | 2026 |
| h4 | 32 | 41% 19% 41% | 2221 | 2025 |
| Nc3 | 29 | 21% 41% 38% | 2239 | 2025 |
| b4 | 10 | 40% 30% 30% | 2269 | 2024 |
| Bg5 | 5 | 20% 60% 20% | 2080 | 2023 |
| e3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2183 | 2017 |
| f4 | 2 | 100% | 1941 | 2026 |
| d5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2193 | 2023 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 2268 | 2024 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 1839 | 2012 |
Top games
| Gelfand, B2764–Ponomariov, R2756 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Paris | 2013 |
| Mamedyarov, S2757–Svidler, P2758 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2014 | 2014 |
| Gelfand, B2748–Nakamura, Hi2764 | ½-½ | Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 | 2014 |
| Svidler, P2746–Radjabov, T2733 | ½-½ | ACP Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Tomashevsky, E2733–Wang Hao2739 | ½-½ | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Classical | 2012 |
| Leko, P2737–Ponomariov, R2723 | ½-½ | 42nd GM 2014 | 2014 |
| Kamsky, G2721–Ponomariov, R2731 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Edouard, R2666–Nakamura, Hi2784 | 0-1 | Geneva Masters GpB 2013 | 2013 |
| Wojtaszek, R2701–Ivanchuk, V2731 | ½-½ | ACP Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Yu Yangyi2763–Maghsoodloo, Parham2664 | ½-½ | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
Dutch Defense variations
Dutch DefenseA80Korchnoi AttackA80Krejcik GambitA80Fianchetto AttackA81Staunton GambitA82Dutch DefenseA84Alapin VariationA80Hopton AttackA80Raphael VariationA80Hevendehl GambitA80Classical VariationA84Omega-Isis GambitA80Normal VariationA84Staunton Gambit AcceptedA82Bellon GambitA84Janzen-Korchnoi GambitA80Kingfisher GambitA80Manhattan Gambit, Anti-Classical LineA80Manhattan Gambit, Anti-LeningradA80Manhattan Gambit, Anti-ModernA80Manhattan Gambit, Anti-StonewallA80Senechaud GambitA80Rubinstein VariationA84Fianchetto VariationA86