Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Dutch Defense › Dutch Defense › Classical Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Dutch Defense A80
- Dutch Defense A84
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Dutch Defense: Classical Variation
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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