ECO A83 · Dutch Defense

Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation

1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

5. f3+0.54

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation (A83), reached after 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6, Stockfish 18 recommends 5. f3 for White. White is slightly better (+0.54).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.545. f3 d5 6. fxe4 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. Bc4 Qd6 9. Qd2 Be6
  2. +0.225. Qd2 h6 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. f3 h5 8. fxe4 Bh6 9. Qf2 Qb6
  3. +0.175. Qe2 d5 6. f3 Bf5 7. O-O-O Nbd7 8. g4 exf3 9. Nxf3 Bxg4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation?
After 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 5. f3 for White, continuing d5 6. fxe4 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. Bc4 Qd6 9. Qd2 Be6. White is slightly better (+0.54). The next best moves are 5. Qd2 (+0.22) and 5. Qe2 (+0.17).
Is the Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.54: white is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation?
A83. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; A is the volume for flank openings.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).