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A84

Dutch Defense

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Overview

Dutch Defense is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A84.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It is reached after 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 f5 2. c4.

It is a variation of Dutch Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

It branches into 3 notable variations — Bladel Variation, Classical Variation, Normal Variation.

Below the direct variations, the full subtree contains 33 documented sub-variations.

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ECO code
A84
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
3
Parent
Dutch Defense
Direct variations
3
Total in subtree
33

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Variations (3)

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