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A84

Dutch Defense: Classical Variation

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Overview

Dutch Defense: Classical Variation 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 begins with 4 plies and takes 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 to reach the canonical position.

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

It branches into 3 notable variations — Dutch Defense: Bellon Gambit, Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation.

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ECO code
A84
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
4
Parent
Dutch Defense
Direct variations
3

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Variations (3)