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Dutch Defense: Normal Variation

ECO A84 · 6,992 games · White to move

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1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6
48% White5% Draw47% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nc34,97671.2%Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation A85
Nf382511.8%
g34115.9%Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Variation A86
e33074.4%
Bg51882.7%
Bf4791.1%
d5360.5%
Qc2280.4%
f3160.2%
a3120.2%
h3120.2%

A further 102 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Dutch Defense 1... f5Dutch Defense 2. c4Dutch Defense: Normal Variation 2... Nf6

Other lines in this family

Queen's Knight VariationA85… 3. Nc35,299Classical VariationA90… 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2566Fianchetto VariationA86… 3. g3411Classical VariationA92… 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O167Leningrad VariationA87… 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3164Classical VariationA91… 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7159Classical VariationA90… 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3157Leningrad VariationA86… 3. g3 g6143Classical VariationA96… 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6121Nimzo-Dutch VariationA90… 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+96

All 28 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.