Tree path 12 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 › Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation › Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation › Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation › Chekhover Variation

A95

Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Chekhover Variation

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Overview

Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Chekhover Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A95.

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 17 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qc2 Qe8 9. Bg5.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code: A95
Group: Flank Openings (A)
Plies: 17
Parent: Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation

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