Tree path 8 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Dutch Defense › Dutch Defense › Normal Variation › Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Variation › Dutch Defense: Classical Variation › Dutch Defense: Classical Variation › Dutch Defense: Classical Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Dutch Defense A80
- Dutch Defense A84
- Normal Variation A84
- Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Variation A86
- Dutch Defense: Classical Variation A90
- Dutch Defense: Classical Variation A91
- Dutch Defense: Classical Variation A92 you are here
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation
Overview
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A92.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O, after 10 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation, Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation.
In total, the branch covers 14 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- A92
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 10
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 14
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Variations (3)
Show all 14 sub-variations (full subtree)
- A92 Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation 12-ply
- A96 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation 12-ply
- A92 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation 12-ply
- A96 Buenos Aires Variation 14-ply
- A96 Huisl Variation 14-ply
- A97 Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation 14-ply
- A92 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation 13-ply
- A93 Botvinnik Variation 13-ply
- A98 Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line 15-ply
- A99 Modern Main Line 15-ply
- A97 Winter Variation 15-ply
- A95 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation 14-ply
- A94 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation 15-ply
- A95 Chekhover Variation 17-ply